Posted in General Scams

Help from Which? Magazine – how to spot a scam email

I hope you find this useful. It is wordy – this could help give you some armour against the tide of scams that are crashing…

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Amazon Prime renewal fee Scam

My day job allowed me to intervene in a SCAM that was happening. I earn a living repairing computers. As luck would have it, I…

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Selling your car privately? Be aware

Car sellers are warned to be on the lookout for a re-emerging scam that sees potential buyers try to knock thousands off a car’s asking…

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BEWARE – Rogue traders posing as council workers

I had a report tonight of 3 men posing as workers from the Council.  They had accents like they were from the middle east.  …

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Scam – Unwanted Gardener

I was contacted by a resident in a local road. There was an incident recently whereby a person had let himself into the residents back…

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Another Bogus Council Tax Scam.

One of our residents received the following Scam email on the 6.7.20.If you have received a similar email, please ignore it and delete it from…

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Man with baby – Locked out of house scam

There is a reoccurring scam happening in and around Hornchurch and Elm Park.   A man (usually well dressed) with a baby in a buggy…

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