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A scam has emerged which aims to trick members of the public into buying face masks
Posted 04 May 2020 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: CTSI is warning households about cold calls falsely claiming that outdoor face masks are compulsory, using the pandemic to sell overpriced masks, hand gel and gloves while harvesting addresses and payment details.
CTSI has received intelligence on a series of nuisance and scam calls hitting households throughout the UK.
In the latest scam, people receive calls informing them that wearing a mask while outdoors is obligatory, with the endgame being selling overpriced masks to the unaware.
There are two versions of the call - one involving a recorded message and the other with a live person. Bot...
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