Fake fraudulent phishing scam email from someone pretending to be UPS

Fake UPS email

Fake tracker link - blocked

The above email screenshot on 25 January 2022 was from an email received by a local resident who alerted Neighbourhood Watch. [click each image to view enlarged]

Do not click on links or attachments in unexpected or suspicious texts or emails. 

The new scam was well constructed aiming to confirm delivery details involving personal details of the recipient. It even had their phishing link referenced on the page. Most links are false.

The resident received the email allegedly from UPS.  It was sent to a very old email address of his which was breached over 7 years ago  and which he no longer uses. He was not expecting any delivery nor has he sent any outstanding parcels to anyone. If you try to open the tracking entry the firewall warns against opening and blocks it (if you have web protection).

  

If you are suspicious about an email you have received, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk. Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726 which is free of charge.

If you believe you are the victim of a fraud, please report this to Action Fraud as soon as possible by calling 0300 123 2040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.

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• 3 - New hotline to keep you safe
• 4-5 - Cracking down on abusers
• 10 - Pet fraud
• 11 - Friends scams
• 12-13 - Mobile phone laws
• 14-15 - Rogue builders
• 18 - Omicron scam
• 18 - Delivery copycats
• 20 - Loan sharks

Beware fake phishing email scam "Generate your new Green Pass (Booster dose)"

Beware a new scam email is circulating as follows:-

"Dear Sir/Madam,   New Green Pass can now be used to demonstrate proof of a booster or third dose for outbound international travel.   Starting today people who have had a booster or a third dose will be able to demonstrate their vaccine status through the Green Pass from 20 January 2022.   Old Green Pass will stop working from 30 January 2022 becoming inactive and everyone needs to generate a new Green Pass which will include Booster dose.   In order to get a new Green Pass follow the instructions bellow.

Who is eligible? All eligible people aged 18 or over. UK citizens and their families, and legal residents.   How do I generate a new Green Pass? You can generate your new Green Pass via NHS portal by clicking the button below:-

*Fake link (screenshot here and link removed)

This update to the Green Pass will mean people can have their complete medical picture at their fingertips if they are going on holiday or seeing loved ones overseas.   All eligible people aged 18 or over can get their booster jab at one of thousands of sites across the country. It has never been easier to get this important extra protection – if you are aged 18 or over, or eligible for other reasons (such as being a frontline health or care worker, or at greater risk from COVID-19), please get your booster vaccination now. This can be three months after your last dose." *The link points to:- Fake link (screenshot here and link removed) How to protect yourself: In the UK, coronavirus vaccines will only be available via the National Health Services of England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland. You can be contacted by the NHS, your employer, a GP surgery or pharmacy local to you, to receive your vaccine. Remember, the vaccine is free of charge. At no point will you be asked to pay. - The NHS will never ask you for your bank account or card details. - The NHS will never ask you for your PIN or banking passwords. - The NHS will never arrive unannounced at your home to administer the vaccine. - The NHS will never ask you to prove your identity by sending copies of personal documents such as your passport, driving licence, bills or pay slips.   If you receive a call you believe to be fraudulent, hang up. If you are suspicious about an email you have received, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk. Suspicious text messages should be forwarded to the number 7726 which is free of charge. If you believe you are the victim of a fraud, please report this to Action Fraud as soon as possible by calling 0300 123 2040 or visiting www.actionfraud.police.uk.

 

Fake delivery texts link to cloned Post Office website

Scammers are targeting the Post Office in a new fake text scam that’s one of the most convincing we’ve seen. 

The texts state that a parcel delivery has failed and ask recipients to click the link to ‘book a new date’ or ‘reschedule a delivery’ via two sites that have nothing to do with the Post Office. This is a sophisticated scam that you need to be aware of.

Here’s what to watch out for.(Source:Which?)

Post Office impersonation scam

Doorstep selling scams and how to protect yourself

Doorstep scams take place when someone comes to your door and tries to scam you out of your money or tries to gain access to your home. 

Doorstep scammers aren't always pushy and persuasive, they may seem polite or friendly. So if you're not expecting someone it's important to be vigilant when you answer the door, especially if you live on your own.

It can be very easy to fall victim to a scam, but you can be scam savvy if you know what to look out for.

Watch this very useful video:-

For further information on doorstep scams visit ageuk.

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Watch recruitment appeal - is your road at risk of burglary?

Join Neighbourhood Watch

This is an appeal for residents to contact us for information about starting up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme in their road.

You can join or set up a local Neighbourhood Watch. These are run entirely by the community, for the community, and volunteers work in their own time and to their own strengths.

Neighbourhood Watch is about people getting together with their neighbours to take action to reduce crime.

Are you worried about burglary, vehicle theft, anti-social behaviour or drug dealing happening in your road?  

• Don't just worry about it, do something to help prevent it from happening.  
• Steps can be taken by the residents to deter the criminal fraternity.  
• Neighbours working together to set up a Neighbourhood Watch scheme can drastically make your road less appealing for thieves, trouble-makers and bogus callers to operate in.  
• Overseeing a Neighbourhood Watch scheme takes very little time, so if you care about your community, please contact Bexley Borough Neighbourhood Watch for an information pack, email bexleynw@outlook.com or leave a message on 07496385471 with your name, address and phone number.  

Is your road listed below? 

If it is, then it is in a burglary hotspot and we need your help!   Your house could be burgled next!

• Barnehurst Ward - Cotswold Close, Parkside Avenue, Everley Avenue, Hurstwood Avenue
• Belvedere Ward - Victoria Street, Crabtree Manorway South, Monarch Road, Stanmore Road
• Blackfen & Lamorbey Ward - Cloverdale Gardens, Sycamore Avenue, Foxglove Close
• Blendon & Penhill  Ward -  Brookend Road, The Oval
• Crayford Ward - Bourne Mead, Cray Close, London Road
• Erith Ward - Filston Road, Elmbourne Drive, Park Crescent Road
• Falconwood & Welling Ward - Coton Road, Sutherland Avenue, Somerset Avenue
• Longlands Ward - Sidcup Road, Neville Close, Shirley Road
• Northumberland Heath - Northumberland Close
• Sidcup Ward - Cloudesley Close, The Crescent, Granville Mews, Jubilee Way
• Slade Green & North End Ward - Frobisher Road, Bridge Road, Plantation Road
• St.Mary's & St. James Ward - Davis Way
• Thamesmead Ward - Maran Way, Sunningdale Close, Thamesbank Place
• West Heath Ward - Dryhill Road

Why not join Bexley Neighbourhood Watch now and say no to criminals.

Another BMW Cat theft in East Wickham - Appeal for information

Please be aware that on Tuesday 18 January 2022 20:31hrs 3 male offenders jacked up a car and cut off it's catalytic convertor and stole it from the car, a BMW, year 2009, from the resident's drive in Montrose Avenue, Welling. The resident immediately alerted the brazen incident on her Neighbourhood Watch Whatsapp group, followed by reporting it to the Police and given a crime reference.

BMW Cat theft in East Wickham

BMW Cat theft in East Wickham

BMW Cat theft in East Wickham

Another resident reported a silver van like ford connect transit hanging about the bridge and turned in towards Welling Way that maybe linked to this crime. This crime is very similar to a recent BMW cat theft in the area and about the same time.

This is an appeal to residents to check your CCTV footage or If you think you may have seen or heard anything suspicious, or have any information related to this incident then please contact East Wickham Police on 101, or 020 8721 2025, or via email at eastwickham.snt@met.police.uk alternatively you can call them above or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 1111.