WARNING: An example of a scam Census text. Picture: Cumbria Trading Standards
CUMBRIA Trading Standards has warned the public over texts sent by criminals who have created a fake website similar to the real Census website.
The scammers ask for personal information, such as banking details, via the phoney website.
Forward suspicious messages to 7726.
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