“There will always be some legitimate reasons why firms or businesses will contact you, but when they do, always check the email addresses they come from.
“Look out for those misplaced hyphens, the slight changes in spelling.
“No one is ever going to ask for your log in details, your credit card numbers, your personal details. Never give those away.”
Stop Scams UK has launched the 159 phone line, to help those who have received a suspicious call supposedly from their bank.
The service connects the person securely to their bank, so they can hang up and call 159 to make sure that they are legitimately talking to their bank.
