Fraudsters target church congregations
Criminals are experts at impersonating people, including clergy and church officers. The criminals are becoming more confident with church language and hope that you’ll let your guard down. Clergy and leaders will never ask you for gift vouchers or an urgent transfer of money.
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Contact the diocesan communications department if you have recieved an unexpected email, request for money or gift vouchers purporting to be from a bishop, archdeacon or one of the leadership team
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Report all fraudulent activity to Action Fraud via their website or calling 0300 123 2040.
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You can forward suspicious text messages to 7726 – it’s free and the service will report the message to your mobile phone provider.
Other useful resources
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Avoid and report internet scams and phishing – UK Government