North Yorkshire Community Messaging – COVID vaccination scam
Flaxton Parish Council would like to draw your attention to the below message which has been received from North Yorkshire Community Messaging
On 27th January 2021 I advised of an email ‘doing the rounds’ which appeared to be from the NHS inviting the recipient to register for a Covid vaccination. This was a ‘phishing’ email which asked you to input your personal details, security information and more importantly your bank and card details. The emailed claimed that your bank details were necessary to verify your identity. North Yorkshire Police have been notified of a similar email which I have replicated below.
Whereas this is different to the email circulated last week, the intention of the fraudsters is the same; to obtain your personal and bank details.
Please remember the Covid 19 vaccination is free and you will not be asked for payment. The NHS will never ask for your bank details.
If you receive such emails you can forward them to and then delete from your inbox.
Please pass this message on to friends/family etc
NHS is performing selections for coronavirus vaccination on the basis of family genetics and medical history.
You have been selected to receive a coronavirus vaccination
Use this service to confirm/reject your (COVID-19) Vaccination:
>> NHS – Accept invitation
>>NHS – Decline invitation
North Yorkshire Community Messaging (NYCM) is managed by North Yorkshire Police. The official website is www.nycm.co.uk which will allow you to sign into your account to change your delivery method preference or locations of interest. It also contains a FAQs section, which may assist with any queries you have.
Links and attachments: North Yorkshire Police will only ever link you to secure web-sites we trust, we will only send you attachments where we believe it is absolutely necessary.
If you need to contact North Yorkshire Police please call 101 or in an emergency dial 999. Alternatively please email any non urgent enquiries to: