Cyber Scam Alert

Be on the lookout for fake penalty charge e-mails

The e-mail purports to be from HM Courts and Tribunal Service and states the recipient has been issued a penalty charge for “the use of a vehicle on a road in the charging area which a charging scheme applies without payment of the appropriate charge.”

The link provided in the e-mail leads to genuine looking phishing websites that are designed to steal personal and financial information.

Don’t fall victim:
-Your bank or any other official organisation won’t ask you to share your personal information over e-mail or text. If you need to check it’s a genuine message, call them directly using a trusted number.
-Spotted a suspicious e-mail? Forward it to the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS) – report@phishing.gov.uk

For more information see the Cyber Safe Warwickshire Cyber Scam Update – https://bit.ly/3gTgpmT