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October 7, 2021 By editor

New Anti Fraud 159 Hot Line

Scam alert service

 

Frank –

Fake supermarket emails

Bogus marketing surveys promising gift cards of up to £100 for filling them out are landing in people’s inboxes. These emails impersonate the likes of Asda, Morrisons and Tesco and contain common phishing tactics.

We’ve gotten hold of copies so you know what to watch out for.

Supermarket phishing

The new 159 anti-fraud hotline

Stop Scams UK and the Global Cyber Alliance have launched the ‘159’ pilot scheme to disrupt impersonation scammers who pose as banks or other firms to trick customers into sending them money (ie bank transfer or authorised push payment scams).

A dedicated phone number for anti-fraud checks could be effective because it allows you to check whether a call from your bank is genuine. But will banks use this to justify even lower reimbursement rates?

Here’s how the scheme works.

Stopping impersonation scams

There’s now a much easier way to make us aware of scams directly with our scam sharer tool. Tell us your experiences of phishing emails, fake texts, cold calls and other types of fraud.

Stay safe,

Which? scam alert team

PS Please share this information with your friends, family and neighbours – anyone who may find it helpful. Alternatively, they can sign up here to receive this directly to their inbox.

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