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Fraud Awareness Week: Email scam – NHS COVID support payments

November 18, 2021

We have been made aware of an email being shared directly with NHS staff offering access to a COVID relief fund of nearly £3m. These emails are being sent from genuine NHS.net email accounts that have been taken over by fraudsters. The link will take you to a log in page where you are asked to enter your personal details, including bank details.

The fund is a scam which has no link to the NHS. If you enter your username and password to a fake log in page the fraudsters will be able to access your email account and use this to commit further fraud.

Actions required:

  1. Do not click on the links, and do not enter any of your personal information.
  2. Hover your mouse over any links to view the actual file path to verify it is genuine.
  3. Report the Spam email as per your organisations guidance and delete it.
  4. Change your password as required by the IT team, and ensure a strong password is used.

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.

Notice Fraud November: In this November issue we focus on current fraud trends across the NHS, providing you with some useful insights into current fraud risk areas and details of some recent fraud investigations. Click here to check it out.