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Suspicious Message

Suspicious email/Suspicious text message or messaging app/Suspicious social media message/Suspicious message from family or friend

Suspicious Phone Call

Soliciting personal data by phone / Callbacks to expensive premium rate numbers / Fraudulent telesales

Suspicious (Online) Purchase/Sale

Online purchase of a product or service without receiving anything / Counterfeit/ Subscription without authorisation / Fraudulent telesales / Fraud involving online buying or selling platform / Receiving package for someone else (package fraud) / Promise to make money based on recruiting new participants rather than selling products (pyramid selling)

Suspicious Invoice or Payment Reminder

Suspicious message from a collection agency, bailiff, or lawyer / Invoice for a purchase you don’t recognise / Counterfeit invoice

Suspicious Investments

Suspicious company offering investment products or credit / Suspicious cryptocurrency sellers

Fraudulent Repair Services

Excessively high fees for emergency repairs

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