📵 Between Oct 2023 & June 2024 Action Fraud received 199 reports relating to fraudulent QR activity. Some criminals are creating their own malicious QR codes designed to trick people into handing over banking or personal info. Check out our top tips👉 tinyurl.com/5f62ffys

👀 Have you got info about acquisitive crime? By reporting it you can help protect communities and prevent crimes that help fund wider organised crime. 📲 Report any concerns or info to your local police.

🚫 Don't let opportunistic thieves in. 👀 Don't leave valuables inside 🔒 Lock windows & doors 🔑 Keep your key safe & away from the vehicle overnight

⚠️ #SpotTheSigns of #CountyLines & help protect vulnerable victims. -Acting anxious & frightened -Have more than one phone -Carrying lots of cash or buying new expensive items -Travelling alone, looking lost -With older individuals or being controlled by others Find out more 👇

💰Your bank will never contact you and ask you to withdraw cash to help secure your account. This is a tell-tale sign of courier fraud. 📲 Contact your local police, even if you haven’t lost any money, also make a report to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk

💷 Beware of crypto fraud. Never invest if you are being put under pressure. Even if your friends are investing, it doesn’t mean it’s genuine. Think you have been scammed? Contact your bank immediately and report to Action Fraud 🖐️ #TakeFive

🤔 Would you know the signs of #ModernSlavery? No one has the right to exploit people at work & hand car washes can be a hot-spot for modern slavery. 📲 Download the #SafeCarWash app so you can help identify & report concerns then action can be taken & victims can be protected.

💷 Here's some more great advice from our specialist #EconomicCrime Team about key phrases to understand and how to report if you're a victim. Check it out below 👇

Great work here by our Durham Constabulary colleagues - helping protect children from sexual predators like Fryatt. 📲 If you have been a victim or need support please contact your local police force.

You’ll be “half the world away” from the gig if you buy scam tickets. Beware of social media scams offering resale tickets for Oasis gigs. Scammers often reply to social posts from people looking for tickets. Spot the signs of #TicketFraud & protect yourself. #OasisLive25

🚨Calling all university students.🚨 ⚠️In 2023, there were 68,956 reports affecting students and young people. Our #StudentSafety campaign will give you essential tips and advice to stay safe in the new term. ℹ️ actionfraud.police.uk/news/studentsa… #StudentSafety

⚠️ Our lives have never been busier, giving scams the potential to sneak up on us when we least expect it. Don’t forget to stop and think – and remind your loved ones to do so too! Take Five #TakeFive #StopChallengeProtect

📢 Fancy hearing from our own people and learning more about what we value at #NEROCU? Check out our fundamentals below 👇

👏 Excellent work by our Durham Constabulary colleagues here to tackle money laundering and weapon possession. Keeping communities safe no matter where the chase leads.

👀 Want to learn more about keeping yourself and your community safe? Check out the below from the independent charity Crimestoppers 👇

🚨 Uni students, watch out for investment fraud. 🚨 Always seek advice and check @theFCA register to ensure the company is authorised You can also check the FCA Warning List of firms to avoid. For more info: fca.org.uk/scamsmart #StudentSafety

🔪 Carrying a knife can cost more than one life. 💙 Make the right choice and #ChooseLifeNotAKnife 👀 ICYMI check out our recent pioneering state-of-the-art project helping tackle knife crime: tinyurl.com/mtrbc7n7 #LivesNotKnives

🚓 Crimestoppers are an independent charity who help build police intelligence and tackle crime in many forms. 👀 Read some of their stories below and make sure to report any information that may help bring justice for victims - it's completely anonymous!

📨Received a suspicious email? 🤔Is it asking you to login to your account, or maybe to “confirm” your payment details? ⚠️You can report any suspicious emails by forwarding them to: [email protected] 🔗 actionfraud.police.uk/studentsafety #StudentSafety

Criminals always think they're one step ahead but our colleagues at National Crime Agency (NCA) are once again proving them wrong. Great work 👏👏