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25/07/2024
Welcome to the latest edition of the Scam Share bulletin, which is available to view by clicking here.
Stay Scam Aware and please keep sharing any relevant information in this bulletin with friends and family.
Over the summer we are running the third Big Scottish Scam Survey to find out about the most commonly experienced scams in Scotland so that we can help consumers recognise and avoid them.
If you have experienced any kind of scam in the past year - via email, text message, phone call, letter, online advert or on the doorstep - we would like to hear about it.
Complete the survey here: https://forms.office.com/e/ecYJz970xD
All responses are anonymous and survey results will be published in August. Recently Reported Scams - ‘Housing Repairs’ Phone Scams
- Doorstep Scams: Cleaning & Maintenance
- Banking Scams: Emails
- Screwfix Giveaway Scams
- Highland Cows: Online Sale Scam
Ongoing Scams / Campaigns - Insulation Removal Scams
- Paris Olympics Scams
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Where to Report Scams Scams
In Scotland, report all scams to Advice Direct Scotland by calling 0808 164 6000 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or online at www.consumeradvice.scot
Fraud
If you have been the victim of fraud, report it to Police Scotland on 101 or 999 in an emergency.
Suspicious Emails
You can forward suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk and send links from websites which you think are trying to scam the public to the National Cyber Security Centre's scam website reporting service at www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/about-this-website/report-scam-website
Suspicious Text Messages
If you receive a suspicious text message you can forward it to 7726. The free-of-charge ‘7726’ service enables your provider to investigate and take action if malicious content is found. | 
