Dear Residents, 

💻 How to report scam emails/texts 📱 

If you have received an email which you’re not quite sure about, forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk   

Why should I report a suspicious email?

The purpose of a scam email is often to get you to click a link. This will take you to a website which might download a virus to your computer, or steal passwords or other personal information. This is sometimes known as 'phishing'.

The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has the power to investigate and remove scam email addresses and websites. It's free to report a suspicious email and it only takes a minute. By reporting phishing attempts you can:

📉 reduce the amount of scam emails you receive

🎯 make yourself a harder target for scammers

💻 protect others from cyber crime online

Most phone providers are part of a scheme that allows customers to report suspicious text messages for free by forwarding it to 7726. They can then investigate the origin of the text and arrange to block or ban the sender if it is found to be malicious. 

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