Public reminded to ‘mullet over’ when it comes to suspicious messages as phishing attempts soar

 

The City of London Police is urging the public to remain vigilant when it comes to suspicious messages, after reports of emails, text messages and phone calls designed to harvest your personal and financial details, increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

As of 30 April 2021, over 5.8 million reports of phishing emails were received into the Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS). The tool, which was launched by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the City of London Police last April, allows the public to forward suspicious emails to an automated system that scans it for malicious links. Since its launch, over 43,000 scams have been identified and 84,000 websites have been removed.

 

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