Please see below message and linked bulletin from Trading Standards Scotland

14/08/25

Welcome to the latest edition of the Scam Share bulletin, which is available to view by clicking here.

Stay Scam Aware and please keep sharing any relevant information in this bulletin with friends and family. 

Thank you to all those who took part in this year’s Big Scottish Scam Survey during June and July. Some of the key findings from the survey are outlined below and examples of scams experienced by respondents will feature in the next few editions of the bulletin.

Over the next few weeks we will be sharing short videos and resources produced by Digital Skills Education on topics such as protecting yourself from cyber threats, sharing files securely and keeping your home network safe. This week the topic is how to set up a passkey – view it below.

Where to Report Scams 

Scams
In Scotland, report all scams to Advice Direct Scotland by calling 0808 164 6000 (Mon-Fri 9am-5pm) or online at www.consumeradvice.scot

Fraud
If you have been the victim of fraud, report it to Police Scotland on 101 or 999 in an emergency. 

Suspicious Emails
You can forward suspicious emails to report@phishing.gov.uk and send links from websites which you think are trying to scam the public to the National Cyber Security Centre’s scam website reporting service at www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/about-this-website/report-scam-website

Suspicious Text Messages
If you receive a suspicious text message you can forward it to 7726. The free-of-charge ‘7726’ service enables your provider to investigate and take action if malicious content is found.