National Crime Agency Telephone Scam
One of our brilliant supporters has been in touch with information about scam calls he recently received claiming to be the National Crime Agency (NCA). One call came from 07925 035496 and another call came from 07925 033698. In each case the call was an automated voice stating that the the recipient’s NI (National Insurance) number would be suspended having been noticed in incidents of criminal activity. The call instructs the recipient to press 1 to speak to an agent.
If you receive an unsolicited call from anyone which asks you to press a key to speak to someone please ignore the instruction and hang up. There are many scams phone calls which are designed to worry, panic or entice people into pressing a key and which may result in a costly charge to your phone bill or connection to a fraudster who is well rehearsed in convincing you to part with your money.
Information about calls like this can be reported to [email protected] including your phone number, the caller’s number, the time and date of the call and a brief description of the call.
NCA have also warned of another type of telephone scam which seems to particularly target older people. The offenders warn their victims about a banking scam and persuade them to allow remote access to their computers, or hand over personal information and bank details. Sometimes they ask their targets to move the money to a “safe” bank account. You can read more about these scams, and what to do if you’re suspicious, on the
NCA website.
