We have been made aware of two scams this week and wish to bring them to our members' attention.
Scam alert 1 - via telephone
We have been made aware that members are being approached via telephone by someone purporting to be from Hampshire Fire Brigade saying they are looking for people to advertise in their magazine and asking if the company is still a CFA member. They are offering varying advert sizes at varying costs.
Scam alert 2 - via email
The particular email that has come to our attention has been distributed from emilia@dataleadscenter.com although there may be other alternative emails in circulation from this company - please see the graphic below.
The CFA always takes action when members receive spam or spurious emails and can confirm that we have issued the sender of the spam/scam a cease and desist instruction.
PLEASE IGNORE AND DELETE THE EMAIL FROM YOUR SYSTEM, as well as any follow-up versions. We would ask that you make sure that relevant personnel within your company are made aware that these are not genuine emails.
You can register spam emails with the ICO: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/nuisance-calls-and-messages/spam-emails/report-spam-emails/ or with Action Fraud.
We can confirm that the CFA is NOT working with or in partnership with either of the above scammers or their related related businesses. We want to reassure you that we do not generally share the CFA membership list with any third parties and should we ever enter into any partnerships with a third party for a project, we would ensure that members were made aware of this in advance.
