Weekly Scam Share Bulletin

Dear Resident,

Please see below message and linked bulletin from Trading Standards Scotland

19/12/25

Welcome to the final edition of the Scam Share bulletin in 2025, which is available to view by clicking here.

Stay Scam Aware over the festive period and please keep sharing any relevant information in this bulletin with friends and family.

The next edition of the bulletin will be issued on 15th January 2026. All staff at Trading Standards Scotland wish you and your family a happy, healthy and safe Christmas and New Year. 

This week our The A-Z of Scams has continued on our social media channels.

Over the festive period, scammers are likely to continue to attempt to exploit people’s anxieties around rising costs and bills, targeting them online and via cold calls, emails and text messages in an attempt to obtain personal details and bank account information.

The full A-Z can be viewed at www.tsscot.co.uk/a-z-scams. 

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.