Police are warning residents to be careful of text message scams which falsely promise financial aid during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The banking sector first made the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance aware of the SMS texts, which prompt people to click a link.
The scam reads: ’URGENT: UKGOV has issued a payment of 458 GPD to all residents as part of its promise to battle COVID 19.’
It then directs residents to a link, telling them to ’tap here to apply’.
Police tweeted about it on @TweetbeatIOM, adding ’How low can scammers go?’