Fraud prevention: email scam

November 26, 2021

Colleagues may have received an email, purporting to have been issued by the infection control team but originating from an nhs.net email address outside of the organisation, advising of the rollout of a communicable disease management policy as a result of COVID-19.

Actions required by colleagues:

1. Do not click on the link within the email, and do not enter any personal information.
2. Report the email as per your organisation’s guidance, and delete it.
3. Where emails purport to have been issued from within your organisation or include links, hover your mouse over the source email address or the link to view the originating email address and actual file path to verify they are genuine.

All suspicions of fraud or bribery should be reported to the Local Counter Fraud Specialist Sophie Coster (Tel: 07436 268747), Chief Finance Officer Dinah McLannahan; or NHSCFA via 0800 028 40 60.