If Lord Harris emails you today, delete it now

INTERNET users across Yorkshire have been warned about a new email scam that could leave its victims open to identity theft and financial loss.
By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Feb 2016, 15:30 BST
Updated 3rd Feb 2016, 15:39 BST
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Citizens Advice are advising people to delete any email which purport to have been sent from uk.govdepartment_refund98@outlook.com with the subject ‘ALL Competition and Consumer Commission.’

The emails often include a bogus quote from Lord Harris, the chairman of National Trading Standards.

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No government agency or department in the UK will ever contact members of the public by email offering compensation or ask for personal information in this way.

Anyone who receives suspected scam e-mails should contact Trading Standards by calling the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 03454 04 05 06 or through the Citizens Advice website www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/scams/spotting-and-reporting-scams/how-to-report-a-scam/