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Northern Ireland cops issue PSA after official phone number spoofed by scammers
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) warned the public about scammers spoofing its switchboard number to impersonate police and solicit gift cards and bank details. A separate case involved an elderly woman defrauded of over £250,000 through a cryptocurrency scam involving malware.
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