Hi All,                                                                    SCAMS ALERT

Please be aware of the following scams.

HM Customs & Revenue are contacting people and threatening the caller with warrants of arrest unless they hand over their banking information.

Broadband scams are once again quite high on the list, they are asking for access to your computer or they will disconnect you.  If you give them remote access to your computer they will put malware virus into your computer so they can gain access to your bank accounts.

Building and Gardening Scams are once again coming high on the list in Havering – please do not accept doorstop callers or leaflets you receive through the post – either get a recommendation from a friend/neighbour or go onto www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk these businesses are recommended by Trading Standards and companies have to go through rigorous expensive checks to be listed.

If you have an elderly/vulnerable neighbour please do keep an eye out on who is knocking on their door, people are being charged £800 to cut the front garden and upto £40,000 for house projects when they were not needed.

A Government Agency or Bank will never ask you for any banking details, if you have been scammed please do report it to the police and also to Action Fraud – www.actionfraud.police.uk

Scam video link:    https://fb.watch/3LDzcz0mmJ/    right click on link and choose open hyperlink

Lastly, this is from Essex Police l received from a friend, it is worth filling in the survey re dog theft

For all of our Essex Police Dog Watch members, dog owners and workers, please take a look at the following link to the national survey from the Association of Police and Crime Commissioners, designed to understand the public perception of dog theft, enforcement and the prosecution of offenders: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/dogtheft

Kind Regards

Lisa