Good afternoon,

I hope you are well.

In the build up to Christmas, you will likely see an increase in fraud and scam attempts.  

With Christmas and Black Friday approaching, you may find yourself doing more online shopping than usual. Cyber criminals will use this as an opportunity to defraud people. 

Please continue to be cautious when coming across website links or QR codes. A lot of these links and codes provide criminals with a way to access your personal information or network. 

Criminals are continuing to find new ways of defrauding people and in recent years, we have seen an increase in the use of QR codes, including placing fake QR code stickers over the original - for example on a restaurant table or a parking machine.

Please scan the below QR code for more information regarding cyber security and fraud, as well as information on how to report it. This QR code is designed to look like some of the scams you may come across in the coming months.

Thank you,

PC 18133 Barker