Direct Debit Scams - It's always worth checking!

There has been a recent rise in Direct Debits being set up in people's names without clear consent. This can happen after details are gathered through manipulated calls, misleading websites, or unclear forms. These scams have been related to white goods service plans and drainage protection, but they could come in any form.

Please take a couple of minutes over the next week or so to check your bank statements, and your list of active Direct Debits, for anything you do not recognise. You can get the list on your online banking or by phoning your bank by dialling 159 on your phone and asking for the bank that you bank with. If you spot a payment or instruction you did not authorise, call your bank straight away, ask them to cancel it and raise a refund claim.

Then report it to Report Fraud right now at reportfraud.police.uk or 0300 123 2040