Social media users across the North East are being warned to stay vigilant, after an intricate scam has began emerging in popular Facebook groups relating to the region.
Phishing links posing as legitimate-looking news articles are being posted in frequently-used groups relating to NE localities, such as Sunderland Have Your Say - which has in excess of 20,000 active members.
The article itself misleadingly claims that a Sunderland police officer called 'Emma Davis' has made £18,000 a month by investing in cryptocurrency, and has recently took to ITV's This Morning to share her story with presenter Holly Willoughby.
