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News from Trading Standards: Warning about scams
21st April 2020
Fraudsters are increasingly targeting the public and organisations with emails, texts, phone calls and WhatsApp messages offering advice and treatment for the coronavirus, as well as setting up fake websites selling products and offering ‘cures’.
Scammers have also been setting up bogus websites asking for donations for victims or promoting awareness and prevention tips.
Cold callers have been contacting organisations suggesting they must have certain measures in place by a certain deadline.
To help members of the public protect themselves from becoming a victim of fraud, the advice from Dorset Council Trading Standard is:
- Be sceptical if you receive an email, text or WhatsApp message about the coronavirus, and never click on any attachments or links
- Never provide personal data such as your full name, address and date of birth – scammers can use this information to steal your identity
- Don’t allow yourself to be pressured into donating money, and never make donations by cash or gift card, or send money through transfer agents such as Western Union or Moneygram
- If you think you’ve been the victim of a scam, then speak to your bank immediately and report any fraud to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040
Further information on dealing with scams and fraud is available from the Citizens Advice Consumer Service at https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer or by calling their new freephone number 0808 223 1133.
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