An pressing warning has been issued to households throughout the town after a ‘Census scam’ noticed a 78-year-old lady from South London conned out of £500.
The deadline for the 2021 Census was Sunday, March 21 and individuals who have not accomplished it may face a £1,000 tremendous.
Except fraudsters are utilizing this to try to get harmless individuals handy over their hard-earned cash, stories the Mirror.
ActionFraud and the Office for National Statistics (ONS) are urging individuals to observe out for a UK Census scam which may goal unwitting Londoners.
Judith, 78, from Wimbledon, South-West London, obtained a knock on the door from a person who mentioned he was from the Office of National Statistics final Friday.
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He requested if Judith had obtained the Census survey, which she confirmed she had, then promptly knowledgeable her that the deadline had handed and he or she was going to be fined £1,000.
The man then mentioned the tremendous could be lowered to £500 if she handed over the finished survey and paid him on the spot in money.
Judith didn’t have any money so requested the person if he would settle for a cheque.
He mentioned he would if it was made out to ‘Cash’ – in the end the identical factor – and didn’t bounce.
Judith solely found it was a scam after she informed her son what had occurred.
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But sadly, the cheque had already been cashed so she misplaced her cash.
Fraudsters are turning up on doorsteps throughout the nation demanding completely different sorts of funds across the Census.
Earlier this month, Action Fraud warned: “Criminals might attempt to use [the census] as a possibility to ship phishing emails or texts.”
The assertion continued: “When filling out the census you may be requested for private particulars such as your date of start, your occupation and the place you reside.
“You won’t ever be requested to supply your nationwide insurance coverage quantity or monetary particulars.”
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