Northants Fraud

Northamptonshire Police's Fraud Crime Team, dealing with all complex fraud across Northants.

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Thankyou for tweeting this important message:
Often YOUNG people, even those of school age can be targeted to be MONEY MULES:
@FearlessORG

[safenorthants @safenorthants]

@FearlessORG

[Lancashire Police @LancsPolice]

Don't fall victim to action fraud!✋

If you receive an email posing as NPCC, with a summons to court, report to @actionfrauduk or your local force.

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

Fraudsters may take advantage of our generosity when it comes to giving to charity. They may claim to be raising money for a fake charity or impersonate a well-known one.

The risk of fraud should not put you off donating. Make sure you are giving safely: https://t.co/K5ELli6xge

[safenorthants @safenorthants]

@NWPCyberCrime

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Victims are still being targeted with the following SCAM in 2023:

Please be aware and help others stay safe by sharing!
#NewYear
#BackToWork

[TVP Cyber and Fraud @TVPCyber_Fraud]

📲 In 2021, over £57M was lost to scams that involved criminals remotely connecting to a victim’s computer.

⚠️Never allow remote access to your computer following an unsolicited call, text message or browser pop-up. It’s probably a scam.

https://t.co/8ZjRHSsCje

#12Frauds

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Fantastic award, well done Reg, pleasure working with you

[Operation REPEAT @OpRepeat]

CTSI Brian Smith Hero Award winner. Such an honour to receive this special award and to know our work in preventing crime has been recognised at National level.

[Metropolitan Police @metpoliceuk]

Criminals will target anyone to gain access to your money or data 💰

⛔ Never give out your personal information, passwords, PINs or One Time Passwords (OTP) to anyone that contacts you Out Of The Blue.

#OutOfTheBlueNoThankYou #CyberProtect

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Northants Economic Crime Team welcomes and supports OP REPEAT throughout Northamptonshire as Fraud and Doorstep crime targets those most vulnerable in our community
@NorthantsPolice @NptonPolice @NorthantsFCR

[NorthantsOPFCC @NorthantsOPFCC]

Training delivered to health and social care professionals to help them recognise and tackle doorstep crime is being extended for a further 12 months and will reach other community groups and charities thanks to funding from the PFCC. Find out more https://t.co/2soamDRmaM

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

A money mule is someone who lets someone else use their bank account to send money, keeping a little bit for themselves. It’s a crime.

Learn more 👉 https://t.co/uSN0q415iS

#DontBeUsed

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Thankyou to Northants taxi firms for being alert and reporting any suspicious collections which could be #Courierfraud
@taxinorthampton @StationTaxis40 @N0rthamptonTaxi @BoundsTaxis @AmberCars232666 @BoundsNorth @Skylinetaxis @silverstar_car #actionfraud

[Crimestoppers @CrimestoppersUK]

A police officer would never ask for your PIN, to withdraw cash or to transfer them money.

The criminals behind #CourierFraud trick victims out of their money by pretending to be someone they can trust.

Head here to spot the signs and learn more: https://t.co/1FXLz5jWGx

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

🚨Action Fraud is warning people to be vigilant following reports of hacked social media accounts

✅Read this guidance for more information: https://t.co/4MQtk4tHAB

@NorthantsPolice

#NorthantsFraudProtect #Northamptonshire #socialmedia #Hacked

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

🚨 ALERT 🚨

Criminals impersonate @ofgem to target the public with energy rebate scams.

Read the full alert here: https://t.co/iJ04BifN1r

✅Help us remove scams like these by forwarding suspicious emails to: [email protected]

#CyberProtect

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

🚨 Social media account take overs are being reported in #Northamptonshire.

If you receive a message from a 'friend'... #takefive & think 'Is it really from your friend?'

@NorthantsPolice @NorthantsLive @actionfrauduk
#NorthantsFraudProtect #socialmedia #SCAM #cybercrime

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

Criminals are experts at impersonating people. They spend hours researching you for their scams, especially when committing romance fraud.

Stop and think. It could protect you and your money. #RomanceFraud

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

✅If you use British Sign Language you can now contact Action Fraud via their mobile device using the SignVideo app.

https://t.co/uuUfKOmr6h
@actionfrauduk @NorthantsPolice @BritishSignBSL @_deafconnect_ @actionfrauduk

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

🚨Criminals will use social media to obtain your personal information.

Think before you click 'share'?

#NorthantsFraudProtect #SCAM #socialmedia #TakeFive

[Take Five @TakeFive]

Remember to be careful about the info you share online.

Criminals use what they find on social media to commit identity theft. Make sure your privacy settings are secure and only accept invitations from people you know.

#TakeFive

[Report Fraud @reportfrauduk]

Received a fake email claiming to be from the NHS, HMRC, or GOV UK? You aren’t alone. They were the most impersonated organisations used in phishing emails reported last year.

👉Report suspicious emails by forwarding them to: [email protected]

#ReportThePhish

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

Did you know that you can now add #TwoFactorAuthentication (2FA/2SV) to your @BootsUK account for added account security🔒

✅Log onto your https://t.co/pQQXMBfMnd account, go to 'change
login details' then 'turn on 2FA'

#CyberProtect #NorthantsFraudProtect #Northamptonshire

[Northants Fraud @NorthantsFraud]

⚠️Have you been contacted out of the blue and asked to invest in schemes or products ⚠️

✅Read our guidance to see how you can protect yourself from Investment Scams

#SCAM #scammers #Northamptonshire #NorthantsFraudProtect
@actionfrauduk @NorthantsPolice