04 October 2018
Two new scams circulating
The Law Society has received reports of two new types of scams circulating.They are shown below.
Please be vigilant and report cyber crimes.
1. FAKE - INCOMING HIGH VALUE CHAPS PAYMENTS - OLIVIA BROWN
The Society has received a report of fake emails being sent purporting to come from Olivia Brown from HSBC Bank. The email is shown below. It is a scam please delete if received.
You can access more information about the scam by clicking here
2. FAKE HMRC PHONE CALLS
The Society has received reports that fraudsters are contacting the public via telephone pretending to be from HMRC threatening action if don't receive payment. This is a scam/fraud and the phone numbers they use are 02032904322 02032904022.
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