Latetst Scam Alerts from Kent Police
Published: 09 September 2020
Latest Scam Alerts from Kent Police:
We are currently seeing an increasing number of reports of scammers impersonating HMRC either by phone call or email. Many of these are informing people that there is an “arrest warrant” in their name and that unless it is paid immediately, the Police will attend and arrest them. The fraudsters will inform the
person that they need to purchase gift cards and that they need to supply the fraudsters with the serial numbers in order to pay the fine. This is a scam and I would remind people that HMRC would never contact you like this and would never ask you to pay a fine with gift vouchers...
There is a new phishing email circulating and offering the chance to win a £1,000 gift card from Asda. It's a scam. Please be on the lookout for similar type emails for other stores as well. These emails will normally ask you to complete an on line shopping survey with the promise of the gift card in return. The survey is
how they obtain your personal details and bank account information to steal your monies. If you receive anything like this and it sounds too good to be true, then you know it probably is...
I have been informed recently of a possible scam in the Sittingbourne area. Where persons have been knocking on doors and stating that they can do a deep clean on driveways making it “Covid free.” ...
4. TV Licence Phishing email
A Phishing email was received, purporting to be from TV Licensing authority, and asking to update details. The email address that it was sent from is totally fake and was not from onotreply@tvlicensing.co.uk. TV licencing would never say “Hi” followed by your email address, as they would always address it to Mr or Mrs Kelly etc. Additionally, the time and date that you have to respond in the below email had expired before they sent the email. The general wording is poor as is the punctuation and grammar. Please remain vigilant to these types of phishing attacks and forward any suspicious emails to - report@phishing.gov.uk
If you believe you have been a victim, then please contact your bank immediately and report it to Action Fraud..."