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CRIME WATCHNEWS edition 147Week ending 20.02.2020Charity Reg: 1101555DOORSTEP COLD CALLERSWe would like to remind residents that purchasing or using the services ofcold callers can be risky for numerous reasons. If something goes wrong withthe service, or product, they may prove difficult to trace. Some traders willquote a price but then ask for substantially more money when the job hasbeen completed. Some work can be carried out and completed to a poor, or evenunsafe standard.Some cold callers are also linked to burglaries, or other criminal activity. Police are asking forresidents to be vigilant and wary when dealing with cold callers at the door and to report anysuspicious persons or activity to them as soon as possible.Please pass this information onto older, or more vulnerable neighbours as they may get targeted.Reputable, local traders can be found via North Wales Trading Standards Services ‘Buy With Confidence’Scheme https://www.buywithconfidence.gov.ukWe have received information that bogus charity collection bags have been distributed in the Mynydd Isaarea recently. The bags claim to be linked to a cancer charity hospital, however, the hospital has beencontacted and they state that they have not distributed bags in the area for sometime. Here are some tipsto help identify genuine charity collection bags, from bogus ones* Check – Legitimate charity collection bags will clearly state what organisation(s) funds are being raised forand feature a registered charity number. Check these details with the Charity Commission.* Call – A legitimate collection should include a working landline telephone number for you to call. Call thisor your local council to query the collection.• Check- to see if the collection says it is supporting a genuine UK registered charity. Look for the charity’sregistration number on the leaflet or bag – don’t confuse this with phrases like ‘company numbers’ or‘export numbers’.• Check if the collection organiser is signed up to the Institute of Fundraising and the FundraisingRegulator’s Code of Conduct or bears accepted kitemarks, such as the FRSB tick or the ACS/IOFmembership logo. Any of these could indicate that the collection is genuine.• Find out if the named collector is a member of the Textile Recycling AssociationTo find out if the bag that’s just landed on your doormat is legitimate click here.* Report – After making these checks, if you think that a collection is not legitimate, report it to ActionFraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit www.actionfraud.org.uk, or notify PoliceOWL Crime Watch North WalesKing Street, Mold CH7 1EFTel 01352 708118Email watch@owlcymru.orgWebShop https://www.owlprotectcymru.org/
NEWYDDION GWYLIOTROSEDD rhifyn 147Wythnos yn dod I ben 20.02.2020Charity Reg: 1101555TELEPHONE COLD CALLERSA number of telephone calls have been received advising residents that £600 was about to be deducted fromtheir accounts, and paid into a foreign bank. The call states that to ‘cancel the payment’ to press ‘1’. Theresidents did not press 1, but checked with their respective banks, who confirmed it was a scam. Neverautomatically provide information to a telephone cold caller.Phone calls continue to be received, claiming to be from HMRC. The calls are automated and state that thereis a ‘warrant’ for the recipients arrest due to unpaid taxes. The calls go on to ask recipients to press a numberon the phone keypad to speak with the ‘case worker’. This is a scam. Please see details in this link for advicefrom GOV.UKhttps://www.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emails-websites-phishing/report-hmrc-phishing-emails-texts-andphone-call-scamsA resident has received an automated telephone call claiming to be from their ‘internet provider’ saying thattheir internet will be taken offline due to ‘illegal internet activity in the area’ and asking them to press ‘1’ tospeak to the customer service. As a reminder, this is a scam attempt to gain remote access to your computerand steal money from you.EMAIL SCAMSComputer users need to be aware of a scam message that is popping up on individual’s computers whilstbrowsing the internet. The message claims to be from MICROSOFT and tells individuals that their computerhas been hacked and to ring the contact number on the message immediately to get it sorted.If contact is made with the number provided, the victim is asked for their personal details, bank details andAmazon account details including passwords. Once the details are provided to the suspect, the suspect willthen tell the victim to not use the computer and the suspect will access the computer remotely. A graph orsomething similar will appear on the computer screen for a while and during this time, the suspect will usethe victim’s money in their bank account to purchase a large amount of vouchers from Amazon using thevictim’s Amazon account. ***IMPORTANT: NEVER PROVIDE PERSONAL DETAILS, BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS ORACCOUNT/ ANY PASSWORDS OVER THE PHONE OR VIA TEXT/ EMAILS/ POSTAL CORRESPONDANCE.***Further e mails have been received claiming to be from TV Licensing. Enter details of this link into yourbrowser for advice from TV Licensing on identifying scam e mails claiming to be from them https://www.tvlicensing.co.uk/faqs/FAQ288See anything suspicious? Think you know someone who is committing crime?REPORT ITOWL Crime Watch North WalesKing Street, Mold CH7 1EFTel 01352 708118Email watch@owlcymru.orgWebShop https://www.owlprotectcymru.org/9
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