Police warning of ‘Sextortion’ emails targeting Lincolnshire residents

Lincolnshire Police are warning people to be on their guard for fraudulent ‘phishing’ emails at this current time.
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The Lincolnshire Police Crime Prevention and Partnerships Department says they are currently receiving a number of reports relating to sextortion phishing emails.

Gillian Fleet, a financial fraud officer with the force, advises: “As with other phishing emails, our advice is not to engage, delete the email and report it to Action Fraud: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/report-phishing

“Do not worry if the email includes your password; in all likelihood this has been obtained from historic breaches of personal data. You can check if your account has been compromised and get future notifications by visiting: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

“If the email includes a password you still use then change it immediately, advice on how to create suitable passwords and enable other factors of authentication is available from the National Cyber Security Centre: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families .”

Should you require any further advice, do not hesitate to contact the police on 101.