20/12/2010 Phishing Scams
A phishing email has been brought to our attention. Phishing emails are sent by criminal gangs who attempt to impersonate legitimate companies. The emails they send always ask the recipient to click on a link and visit a bogus website to input personal or financial information. This is then taken and used fraudulently.
The email in this case falsely purports to come from paypal and encourages the recipient to 'dispute' the payment of subscription by clicking on a link in the email and visiting what will turn out to be a bogus website.
For more information on phishing scams visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
20/12/2010 Bogus Letters
Residents are warned to not respond in any way to bogus letters, received by some Warwickshire residents, that may have originated in China. The letters claim that the recipients have the same surname as an individual who has an estate worth millions and in order to remove the funds from the country, the sender is willing to spilt the funds! This is an old but elaborate hoax and those that do contact the sender will only be asked for money to help with the 'transfer' of the non existent funds.
For more information on scam letters visit our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
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