This weekend was unusually busy for me, because apart from gardening duties and having a nice time I conducted a home security survey of someone's house on Saturday morning. The gentleman I met there had bought the place about 12 months ago and, like all young people with a new place, had lots of…

If you work for the police as a police officer, a PCSO, a detective or as a member of the police staff how about checking into the Crime Prevention Website when you get to work? As you know, the police service's priorities are to prevent crime, to keep the peace and to do their level best to bring…

Message from Action Fraud The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) has received intelligence regarding two new Lottery Fraud letters/email attachments (Scam 1 & Scam 2) using the 2016 Rio Olympics as a theme. The scams try to trick people into believing they have won the following: Scam…

The Office for National Statistics has just released their latest crime bulletin. The main points are listed below, however for speed I've lifted the main ‘ups' and ‘downs' below: (CSEW = Crime Survey England and Wales estimate) CSEW estimate for All Crime Down 7% on this time last…

Message sent by Action Fraud People looking for a cheap designer bargain online are being targeted by fraudsters advertising fake designer goods. The items received are usually cheap and inferior counterfeits of handbags, clothes and sunglasses amongst other things. The general rule is ‘if it…

Message sent by Action Fraud A scam email is currently being sent to victims fraudulently claiming to be from British Gas or The Ministry of Justice. The attached document or link leads to the TorrentLocker ransomware. This malware encrypts files on the victim's system and requests a ransom be…