Scam-busters Action Fraud are warning people in Gedling borough to be aware of a new scam involving mobile phone company EE.
Fake text messages have been sent out to people in the area – which falsely claim to be from EE.
The mobile giant has now moved swiftly to block the link.
The scam texts claim the receiver hasn’t paid their EE bill.
The link in the message leads to a phishing website designed to steal your EE account log in details as well as personal and financial information.
A spokesman for EE told Gedling Eye: “As soon as our customers started receiving these messages from scammers, our security teams acted swiftly to block and remove the website in the messages to protect our customers.
“We continue to advise any customers who receive any spam messages to not click on any of the links, and delete the messages after forwarding them to 7726, Ofcom’s anti-spam service.”
A spokesman for Action Fraud said: “Don’t be tricked into giving a fraudster access to your personal or financial details. Never automatically click on a link or attachment in an unexpected email or text.”
For more information on how to stay secure online, visit www.cyberaware.gov.uk
