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We know you flagged that fraud is a concern for you, so this is a quick update to tell you how we’re addressing concerns and supporting residents. 🚨 SCAMMER ALERT 🚨
Protect Yourself and Your Hard-Earned Money
Dear Residents,
Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and may contact you at any time by:
☎️ Telephone Calls
📱 Text Messages
📧 Emails
💻 Social Media
🏠 Doorstep Visits
🌐 Fake Websites
Their aim is often to gain access to your personal information, banking details, passwords, or hard-earned savings.
⚠️ REMEMBER:
"A genuine police officer bank staff, or government agencies will NEVER contact you unexpectedly and ask for your bank details, PIN, passwords or money. If in doubt, hang up and verify." 🚔🛡️
Your PIN number
Your online banking password
Your full bank account details
Money transfers or payments
Cash withdrawals to assist an investigation
If anyone asks for this information, it is likely to be a scam.
✅ How to Protect Yourself
Never share personal or banking information.
Take your time and do not feel pressured.
Verify the caller by contacting the organisation directly using an official number.
Speak to a trusted family member or friend before making financial decisions.
Hang up and call back using a known genuine telephone number.
📞 REPORTING ADVICE
🚓 Emergency
999 If a crime is in progress, someone is in immediate danger, or you believe a scammer is currently targeting you.
🚔 Non-Emergency Police
101 To report fraud, suspicious activity, or seek police advice.
💰 Action Fraud
0300 123 2040 www.actionfraud.police.uk
Report fraud, cybercrime and suspected scams.
🛡️ COMMUNITY SAFETY MESSAGE
Your local Safer Neighbourhood Team will continue to share scam awareness alerts and crime prevention advice to help keep our community safe.
Please remain vigilant and encourage elderly relatives, friends and neighbours to be cautious of unexpected contact requesting personal or financial information.
If in doubt, STOP, THINK, and VERIFY.
Stay Safe,
 We consider fraud to be a serious crime and will put the time in to tackle it however we can. In the meantime, there are ways to keep yourself safe. Fraud comes in many forms and across various different channels, whether that's through emails, phone calls or in person encounters. Please see a few resources below to protect you and others from potential fraudsters: For more information and help and to report fraud, go to Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cybercrime reporting centre. Lastly, if you think you’ve uncovered a scam, been targeted by a scam or fallen victim to fraudsters, please contact 101 or Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or online at Action Fraud. We want your help to shape the future of policing across London. We are seeking your views on our new inclusion strategy to ensure that the Met is a police service that is trusted, representative and more effective at keeping London safe. You can have your say on our Inclusion Strategy consultation which runs until Thursday 26 November. | 
