More than £28.7 million was lost to courier fraud in the UK last year with people in their 80s the most likely to be targeted.

Courier fraud criminals will call victims pretending to be from the police or from their bank.

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Can you help Birmingham Police find Raya, 15, who is #missing ? Raya has links to #Islington #Camden and #Walthamstow .

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Your local Neighbourhood policing teams have been keeping busy across Islington. These are some highlights from our May newsletter.

Earlier today Somalian officers from the Metropolitan and Leicestershire police services attended a family Fun Day, held on Finsbury Park Ward. With thanks to the organisers and those in attendance.

Come down to the Somali community housing event and fun day at the Andover Community Centre! Here until 4pm #finsburypark #funday

Fraud costs the UK over £1 billion a year, and three-quarters of all authorised push payment fraud starts online.

Mindless scrolling makes it harder to keep our guard up, making us more #ScamSceptible .

How susceptible are you today? ➡️ takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/scamtest

This afternoon officers from our Arsenal Ward team, Superintendent Jack May-Robinson, Cllr John Wolf & Community Safety Director Besserat Atsebaha, met with members of the community for our Safer Spaces walk and talk!

We recently held our third New Met For London event here in Islington, providing updates to our Local Action Plan. Our commitment to delivering meaningful change has resulted in some of the largest reductions in Public Space crime across the MPS in the last financial year.

In certain environments, at certain times, we can all be more susceptible to scams.

Try Take Five’s new tool to test how #ScamSceptible you might be today: takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/scamtest

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Even the time of day can play a role in making us #ScamSceptible !⏰

43% of fraud victims in the last 2 years said it happened in the afternoon.

Try Take Five's tool to test how susceptible you might be today👉 takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/scamtest

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We’re proud to support Take Five’s campaign for #TakeFiveWeek !

Scammers can try to take advantage of how you're feeling. Sometimes you might be more susceptible to their tactics – or #ScamSceptible .

See how ScamSceptible you could be today: takefive-stopfraud.org.uk/scamtest

Let us know what needs to change! Our next Safer Spaces Walk and Talk takes place on Thursday the 16th May, outside Arsenal Stadium, Celebration Corner N7 7AJ, between 1500-1700.

A 16-year-old boy on a bicycle was injured on 11 May around 4pm when a vehicle mounted the pavement on Fleet Road, Hampstead & collided with the fence of Fleet Primary School.

With this week being Deaf Awareness Week, all of our advice videos from how to spot phishing emails ✉️ 👀, romance fraud, to making a strong password 🔑 are presented with BSL.

To learn more please visit met.police.uk/littlemedia

Do you know this man? Officers investigating 13 offences of fraud relating to 'purchases' of items advertised online wish to speak with him.

Read more:
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Pleased to report that 15-yr-old Tia Williams who was reported missing from #Camden has been found safe and well.

Thanks for all the RTs and help publicising this.

Now that Tia has been found we ask all posts are removed. 🙏

#MISSING | Have you seen Lacey? She was reported missing from Burton-on-Trent Staffordshire Police on 16 Apr.

The 14-year-old is believed to have travelled to #Camden #Islington and may be in the #Finchley area.

Please call 101 ref 01/240025/24 with info.

🚨Do you think you're a victim of ticket fraud? Report it.

You should report to Action Fraud online or by calling 0300 123 2040. In Scotland, call Po-lice Scotland on 101.

#TicketFraud