Good afternoon,

On the first day of Christmas, forget the partridge in a pear tree, when fraudsters go phishing for valuable information, anyone could be a target. They will hook an unknowing victim with a genuine-looking email, QR code or text, in a bid to get you to share personal information, or bank details.  Those details are then shared/sold and reused by other organised crime groups.

Discover more here: Don’t take the bait: Action Fraud urges the public to continue reporting phishy emails, with more than 32 million already reported | Action Fraud or https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/campaign/phishing 

If you've been affected by a crime please contact Victim Care Hub for free, confidential support: Home - Hampshire Victim Care Hub (hampshireiowvictimcare.co.uk) or phone 0808 178 1641

If you would like to report a crime anonymously please contact: Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org) or phone 0800 555 111

Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here.

If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud

If a crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. 

Otherwise, report online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team