People in Gedling borough are being warned about the latest wave of scam emails claiming to be a court summons from the Crown Prosecution Service.
Scam-busters Action Fraud have received several reports from people who have received the email with the subject line “You’ve been witness summoned to court”.
The email asks people to click on a link to view their start time and case details. This link is likely to lead to malware.
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A spokesman for Action Fraud said: “This email has no connection to the CPS and anyone receiving the email should not download any attachments or click any links and Action Fraud
“The CPS is aware and has said that they ‘never email witnesses in order to summons them to court’”.
To report a fraud and cyber crime and receive a police crime reference number, call us on 0300 123 2040
