An Edinburgh restaurant has issued an urgent scam warning to all its customers.
Dishoom in Edinburgh has contacted their customers via email to alert them of a scam taking place. In the email, they say that someone is contacting customers and asking for their personal financial information. The restaurant is reminding customers that they would never ask for personal or financial information over the phone.
According to UK Finance, criminals used the Covid-19 pandemic to target victims online through impersonation scams, romance fraud and investment scams. Meanwhile, the cost of living crisis is also being exploited by scammers.