Reporting Scam Messages

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If you receive suspicious text messages, telephone calls or emails please use the information below to report them:

Text/SMS Messages

The Government are encouraging the public to forward suspicious text messages to 7726 (which is free of charge).

An easy way to remember ‘7726′ is that they are the numbers on your telephone keypad that spell out the word ‘SPAM’.

Email Messages

Suspicious emails can be forwarded to report@phishing.gov.uk

All other reports and useful advice/information

Action Fraud

This is the central police reporting point for all victims of fraud and can be contacted by phone on 0300 123 2040 or through their website:

http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report_fraud

Using this information, City of London Police, the National Cyber Security Centre and the National Crime Agency are able to facilitate numbers being used for scam calls/texts being blocked or removed.

National Cyber Security Centre

https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/suspicious-email-actions