Scams

Catherine21
Catherine21 Posts: 2,630 Championing

Just reading there is alot of scams regarding living allowance texts and UC apps

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  • Jimm_Scope
    Jimm_Scope Posts: 5,410 Scope Online Community Specialist
    edited October 23

    If in doubt you should always look for and call the official number on gov.uk and not click on links or call numbers given via text.

  • Nightcity
    Nightcity Community member, Scope Member Posts: 2,536 Championing

    regular scams and cons in general often have clues.

    not knowing your name and using generics like hello, or your email address name.

    wording that shows English isn't a first language.

    emails from your own email address called spoofing

    texts from numbers which when googled show listings as nuisance

    dramatic alerts such as "your device is infected"

    "we have a parcel for you we couldn't deliver please confirm your address"

    "we owe you money on you claim please text your details to confirm with out records "

    "I've hacked you, I see everything you do please send bitcoin immediately or I'll share a video of you to your contacts "

    things like these are almost always fake

  • egister
    egister Posts: 548 Empowering

    Links?