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Watch out for #RomanceFraud! Here are steps you can take to protect yourself from being tricked by the clever and manipulative criminals who commit #WarksRomanceFraud #WarksCyberProtect Please see the attached video link for further advice and information: https://www.facebook.com/CyberSafeWarwickshire/videos/417087159401380

Criminals continue to take advantage of the Covid vaccine rollout with reports of phishing emails soaring. The email, which attempts to trick people into handing over their bank details, was reported more than 1000 time in 24 hours. It appears to come from the NHS and asks the recipient to click on a link to…

Warwickshire Police are investigating four telephone fraud attempts in the last couple of days. In one incident, a couple from Atherstone were conned out of £20,000 after being contacted by someone claiming to be from Barlcay’s Bank who told them there had been suspicious activity on their account. In other incidents, people were contacted by…

Criminals are using the Covid vaccine as a way to target the public by tricking them into handing over cash or financial details. They are sending convincing looking text messages letting people know they are eligible for the vaccine or phoning people directly pretending to be from the NHS or a local pharmacy. Remember, the…

Please find attached the latest newsletter from our Rural Crime Team: Newsletter for January 2021

In the early hours of the morning on the 13th January 2021, a Yamaha Grizzly quad bike worth £10,000 was stolen from a farm near Shipston on Stour. Warwickshire Police also received a call from a member of public from a neighbouring village in the early hours of the morning reporting suspicious activity whereby a…

A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, both of an address in Pathlow have been sentenced in connection with this offence. On Tuesday 21st April 2020 we received a report of a theft of a two week old lamb from a field near to Long Marston, Stratford upon Avon. This report came from a member…

More than £2million has been lost nationally to scams involving criminals impersonating broadband providers. They claim the victim has a problem with their computer, router or internet and persuade them to download and connect via a Remote Access Tool (RAT). This allows them to gain access to the victim’s computer or mobile phone. Victims are…

Received an email which you’re not quite sure about? Is it asking you to login to an account and “verify” your payment details? If you are suspicious, you should report it by forwarding the email to: Report@phishing.gov.uk