Phishing

The police have issued a warning for consumers to watch out for fake emails claiming to be from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis and said that more than 300 people had reported receiving the scam email in the space of just one week.

Ahead of the weekend, people are being warned to watch out for an email purporting to be from online takeaway service, Just Eat, asking them to fill in a survey rating their customer experience in return for a free £10 account credit.

Students expecting the next instalment of their maintenance loan in January are being warned to be wary of phishing emails that attempt to steal the money as a spike in scams is predicted.

Nationwide customers should watch out for spam messages, after email addresses were revealed in a monthly newsletter sent by the building society to some of its members.

University goers have been warned to beware an increasing number of scam emails purporting to be from the official Student Loans Company (SLC).