Fake delivery messages
A text claims a parcel couldn't be delivered and asks you to pay a small fee or confirm your details.
What to do: Check delivery information using the courier's official website or app.
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Know the warning signs
Common scams to watch for
Parking fine scams
A message demands urgent payment for an alleged parking penalty, often threatening increased charges.
What to do: Contact the relevant council or parking operator through independently verified details.
Bank impersonation
Someone claims to be from your bank and says your account is at risk.
What to do: End the conversation and contact your bank through its official app or a trusted number.
Fake shopping websites
A website advertises unusually cheap products, sometimes copying a genuine retailer's branding.
What to do: Check the website address, independent reviews and payment protections before buying.
These are general scam examples, not claims of specific incidents in Cumbria.
Practical help
Think you've been scammed?
What you do next depends on what information you've shared. These steps can help limit the damage.
Clicked a suspicious link?
Stop interacting with the website. Don't enter personal details or download anything else.
If you downloaded or opened a suspicious file, run a security scan and seek help if you notice unusual activity.
Shared your bank details?
Contact your bank immediately through its official app or a number you know is genuine.
Explain what happened and ask them to protect your account and review suspicious transactions.
Entered a password?
Go directly to the genuine website and change your password immediately.
Change it anywhere else you've reused it, enable two-factor authentication and check for unfamiliar account activity or recovery settings.
Lost money to a scam?
Contact your bank or payment provider immediately. Ask whether the payment can be stopped or recovered.
Keep messages, website addresses, receipts and transaction details. Report the incident using the official services below.
If someone is threatening you or you're in immediate danger, call 999.
Take action
How to report a scam
- Suspicious emails: Forward them to report@phishing.gov.uk.
- Suspicious texts: Forward them to 7726 (the free UK spam-reporting number).
- Fraud or cybercrime: Use the official Report Fraud service for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Money lost or bank details shared: Contact your bank immediately using an independently verified number.
- Immediate danger or a crime in progress: Call 999. For non-emergency police contact, use 101.
Trusted information
Official sources worth checking
Cumbria Police
Local policing updates, fraud prevention advice and community warnings.
Visit Cumbria Police ↗National Cyber Security Centre
Official UK guidance on phishing, account security and cyber threats.
Visit NCSC ↗Report Fraud
National fraud and cybercrime reporting for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Visit Report Fraud ↗Citizens Advice
Practical advice about scams, consumer problems and getting help.
Visit Citizens Advice ↗Stay informed
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You don't need to be a cybersecurity expert to recognise a suspicious message, protect your accounts or report fraud.
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