IWASP - Isle of Wight Against Scams Partnership
IOW Trading Standards Service have joined forces with the Police, Fire and Rescue, Age Friendly Island (AgeUK Isle of Wight) and Citizens Advice Bureau to form a partnership called IWASP.
Under the Charter all of these organisations work together to better protect people on the Isle of Wight from scams, doorstep crime and fraud and to support victims.
How to Report A Scam
It is really important that any incidents of scams are reported to IWASP. Although they cannot act on them it provides valuable intelligence and IWASP will be able to use these reports to warn other potential victims of the current scams that are affecting our Island residents.
- For advice on scams call - Citizens Advice consumer Helpline: 0808 250 5050
- To report a scam call- Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040 or actionfraud.police.uk
- Phishing emails can be forwarded to report@phishing.gov.uk
- The public can report any type of SMS scams by forwarding the original message to 7726, which spells SPAM on your keypad.
The IWASP website (a page on Isle of Wight Council's website) provides advice on:
- Partners and Charter - Help prevent scams
- Current scams - Information about current scams affecting Islanders
- Reporting a Scam - How to report a scam to us
- Protecting Yourself, Family and Friends - How to protect yourself from scams
- Business Scams - Find out about types of scams aimed at businesses
- Banking and Card Fraud - Advice about Banking and Card Fraud
- Scam calls or text - Advice on how to handle unwanted scam calls or texts
- Doorstep Traders - Guidance on how to manage Doorstep Traders
- Staying Safe Online - Advice about staying safe online
- Lesser known scam types - Guidance to raise awareness of lesser known scams
