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Preston City Council warn residents of council tax scam

Posted on - 25th February, 2021 - 8:37am | Author - | Posted in - Crime, Politics, Preston Council, Preston News
Preston City Council town hall. Pic: Tony Worrall
Preston City Council town hall. Pic: Tony Worrall

Preston City Council are warning residents of a scam doing the rounds.

Residents have been receiving emails, letters and calls about a council tax refund.

The letters go on to ask people to provide bank and card details to receive the refund.

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Some people have even been asked to pay a fee as part of the process.

Preston City Council would like to remind people that this is a scam and not to click on any links or give away any bank or card details.

Report fraud & cyber crime here.

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