Thursday, 27 July 2023

Dodgy Facebook ads offering free train travel

Fraudsters are creating Facebook ads claiming that Network Rail is offering 150 travel cards for free. Clicking these ads will take you to a fraudulent website that requests your personal information, including bank details, to pay £3 for postage.

See our example of what this scam looks like and what actions to take if you come across it.

Bogus travel cards

Source: Which? (25 Jul 2023)

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