15 May 2020
Latest Scams Alert from Norfolk County Council Trading Standards
# PLEASE share with your networks #
- Scam Alert – Telephone cold calls about ‘your recent accident’
- Scam Alert – Telephone cold callers claiming to be Police Officers
- Information Alert – Been offered a Free Trial? Make sure you know what you’re signing up for
- Scam Alert – Text messages claiming ‘Someone who came in contact with you tested positive or has shown symptoms for COVID-19’
- Rogue Trader Alert – Door to door fish sellers
Reporting scams
Reporting scams you receive helps us continue to build up intelligence on the scammers and how they target people.
You can report scams and get further advice from our partners the Citizens Advice consumer helpline: 0808 223 1133 (freephone) Citizens Advice consumer service website
You can also report Frauds, Cyber Crime and Phishing attempts to Action Fraud, the National Fraud & Cyber Crime reporting centre: 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud website
A resident has also had a call from a lady claiming to be from Domestic and General, Electrical appliance insurers, she wanted to check his bank details, he declined and she put the phone down. He has checked with Domestic and General and it wasn’t them so he has reported it.
