This telephone number was brought to our attention by a Twitter user who correctly identified it as a phishing scam. It targets PayPal users and comes with a warning that there has been unusual activity on a PayPal account. @AskPayPal just got a text on a UK mobile with as follows, “PayPal:We have detected unusual… Read More »
This recipient of a message from the number 07903557528 checked and had it confirmed that the message is being used as part of a phishing scam. Her advice is correct: do not click on the link. Be aware that HSBC do not send messages from the number 07903557528. If you do get a text message… Read More »
This attempt using the telephone number 07554393303 is one of the most confused phishing attempts we have come across so far. In the message we see the recipient told ‘HSBC: a new payment was attempted from a new device.’ In the accompanying link we see a website beginning: Natwest.Payments. If you do receive this text,… Read More »
The number 007-803-321-2130 appears as the telephone contact on a scam email imitating Netflix. Although this number is clearly not a UK number we advise customers against giving it a call to see if it is a genuine number. Netflix Scam Email and Number 0078033212130 This scam email suggests users need to click on… Read More »
In the last few days texts have been sent from the phone number 07310394604 advising customers to contact HMRC. These texts are part of a scam, in which the link included in the text directs you to a malicious phishing site. This number was first reported on Twitter on the 15th of September 2020. … Read More »
This number has been associated with a recent text in which scammers send a text imitating PayPal. Receivers of this text will also be presented with a message warning that there has been a new payment from your PayPal account. It will also include a link to a website where you can input your details… Read More »
The telephone number 07961615495 is being used as part of a phishing scam in which the sender sends a link to a malicious website that impersonates the HSBC website. if you receive any communication from this number then do not interact and most importantly do not click on the link. This week’s @Namecheap… Read More »
Warning: the number 0343 222 3331 appears as one of the contact details on a HM Courts & Tribunals phishing email. This was brought to our attention by an article in a Flintshire local newspaper. 0343 222 3331 – Scam Number The number 0343 222 3331 is listed as the number for the contact centre… Read More »
On this page we get to learn a bit more about the way smishing (phishing using text) scammers operate thanks to a report made by a Twitter user named Pete Edwards. He first reported the scam to HSBC over Twitter on the 13th of September 2020. The number he received the text from was 07310699534.… Read More »
Do not interact with any communication from the telephone number 07312749438. This number is being used as part of a phishing scam in which scammers try to steal your data by sending you a text with a malicious link. In a recent communication from 07312749438 fraudsters pretended the text was from HSBC. Just as… Read More »