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Scammers impersonate well-known companies to trick you into handing over your personal and payment details. These guides show you exactly what to look for — with real examples of scam messages and tips on how to stay safe.

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Delivery Scams

Royal Mail is one of the most impersonated companies in the UK. Scammers send fake delivery fee texts and emails claimin...

Evri (formerly Hermes) is heavily impersonated by scammers, especially with fake delivery notification texts. These scam...

DPD scams typically involve fake delivery notification texts asking you to pay a fee or reschedule a delivery through a ...

Government Scams

HMRC scams are extremely common, especially around Self Assessment deadlines and tax refund season. Scammers send texts ...

TV Licensing scams are extremely common in the UK. Scammers send emails and texts claiming your licence is about to expi...

Banking Scams

HSBC scams typically involve fake fraud alerts or security notifications, designed to trick you into entering your onlin...

Barclays scams use fake security alerts and payment notifications to trick customers into visiting phishing sites that l...

Lloyds Bank scams follow similar patterns to other banking scams — fake fraud alerts, payment notifications, and account...

NatWest scam texts and emails claim suspicious activity on your account or warn about payments you didn't make. They aim...

Tech Scams

PayPal is one of the most impersonated brands globally. Scammers send emails and texts about suspicious activity, paymen...

Amazon scams range from fake order confirmations to Prime membership expiry warnings. They target both email and SMS, ai...

Apple scams target your Apple ID, claiming your account has been locked, your iCloud storage is full, or a purchase was ...

Microsoft scams include fake security alerts about your Microsoft account, Office 365 subscription notices, and tech sup...

Telecom Scams

BT scams typically involve fake billing issues, broadband service warnings, or BT email account security alerts designed...

Vodafone scams send fake billing alerts, prize notifications, and account security warnings to steal your personal and p...

O2 scams typically claim there's an issue with your bill or account, or offer fake upgrades and prizes to steal your det...

Three scam texts claim billing issues or offer fake upgrades. They aim to trick you into entering your account or paymen...

EE scam texts claim billing problems, offer fake prize draws, or warn about account suspension to trick you into handing...

Entertainment Scams

Netflix scams typically claim your account is about to be suspended or your payment failed, asking you to 'update' your ...

Sky scams send fake billing alerts and subscription renewal notices, aiming to steal your payment details or Sky account...

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