Fraudsters are using the coronavirus crisis to try and scam people out of their money. Salford council have identified a number of new coronavirus-related scams that they are urging residents to be aware of.
The first, they say, is a social media post that claims you can get a free £258 award from the government to help during the coronavirus outbreak just by entering your bank details. “Government departments never ask for your bank details in this way.
It is a scam designed to trick you out of money,” Salford council says. The second, is a text message going around asking recipients to pay a £35 fine and says they have been ‘recorded as leaving their home on three occasions’ during the lockdown. “Weblinks on the text are likely to go