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Sick coronavirus scammers call with lockdown advice then ask for bank details
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Britons are thought to have lost more than £2million to scammers who are preying on coronavirus fears during the pandemic. While thousands of people are dying in the UK, fraudsters have seized on the crisis as an opportunity to target the elderly, vulnerable and others who are isolated.
Many social media users have been sounding the alarm over one of the latest scams, in which potential victims receive a cold call from someone offering instructions during the lockdown.
The caller then offers to send masks, gloves and hand sanitiser, asks for the person's address, and says it will cost £29 before telling them to hand over their bank or card details to take payment.
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