Doorstep Scam

Or doorstep fraud involves someone coming to your home and knocking on the door, with the aim of tricking you out of money. There can be added pressure with face-to-face interaction, and this can sometimes be even more challenging than dealing with other types of scams, such as phone scams and online scams.

Which explain this in full in their article here

Phone Scam

Fraudsters are cunning in their phone-scam tactics and it’s not always easy or obvious to tell straight away whether it’s a scam. Stay one step ahead with the tips set out in this article by Which Magazine

Post Scam

Scam mail can take the form of fake lotteries and prize draws, get-rich-quick schemes, bogus health cures, investment scams and pyramid schemes. Sometimes these can be sent to you if a scammer has got hold of your contact details fraudulently.

Sometimes they are tricky to spot. Royal Mail helps you look out for scam mail, and explain how you can avoid falling victim to it on their website.

For help with email, telephone, and text scams click here.

HMRC Government Scams:

You can report something suspicious to HM Revenue and Customs’s (HMRC) phishing team, for example:

• a text message (forward it to 60599 – you’ll be charged at your network rate)
• an email (forward it to phishing@hmrc.gov.uk)
• a message in an application, for example WhatsApp – take a screenshot and forward as an email
• phone calls asking for personal information or threatening a lawsuit (report a phone call)

There are several different ways to contact the police depending on the support you need. Remember in an emergency always call 999. To find our more about their support services during the pandemic visit the Devon and Cornwall Police website.

Citizen Advice Bureau

Offer lots of help and support with online scams, how to report on and offline scams, and check if something is a scam. Use the Citizen Advice Online Scam Helper on their website.