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These cold-call phone scams typically involve fraudsters deceiving people into believing they are speaking to a police officer, a member of bank staff or a representative of another trusted company or agency such as a government department.
Usually, the fraudster will convince an individual that they have been a victim of fraud and will ask for personal and financial information in order to gain access to their account.
Never disclose the following details over the phone:
Report a nuisance call or text to the regulators. Every complaint helps in the fight against nuisance calls and texts
Report a call or textSharing details of the scam helps us to protect others as well as inform our scams content, research & policy work.
Share scam detailsFraudsters are very cunning in their tactics so it’s not always immediately obvious that you've been scammed, or who you should report it to.
But there are ways to identify different types of scams, and organisations that can help you if you are scammed. Read the following guides to find out more...