While lockdown is bringing out the best in people, it’s also a breeding ground for online crooks callously taking advantage of the coronavirus pandemic.
At the beginning of May, members of the public passed on more than 160,000 suspect emails to the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) with more than 1,400 links to scams removed.
Phishing emails reported to the NCSC include attempts by criminals to exploit the coronavirus crisis through fake offers of face masks and testing kits.
These emails include mock-ups of official GOV.uk and TV Licensing websites where visitors are lured into giving their billing information to scammers posing as these legitimate organisations.
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