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Although these are not widespread scams, we wanted to raise awareness of them and prevent people in our communities from falling victim
Unfortunately there have been reports from across the country of scammers trying to use the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak to defraud others.
The following scams are among those that have been reported to have been carried out or attempted elsewhere in the UK.
Although these are not widespread scams, we want to raise awareness of them and prevent people in our communities from falling victim:
Please share these crime prevention tips with loved ones to help stop the fraudsters:
You can report a fraud or attempted fraud via Action Fraud.