KENILWORTH residents are being advised to beware of emails they may receive that purport to be from ‘Paypal’. The email looks very convincing and suggest that someone have been trying to use the recipient’s Paypal account.

Typically the email has one or two links in it which it requires the recipient to click on. Usually, the one link enables access to all your email contacts and addresses and the other link seeks your personal banking details on the false premise that this is needed to ‘reset your account’.

PLEASE DO NOT CLICK ANY LINKS in such an email. Delete the email from your system and follow up deleting the email by then emptying your trash folder on your computer or device.

Crown Watch has spoken to Paypal this afternoon and they have confirmed emails like that described above are a scam. They have set out how and when they send emails and what to look for. We have placed Paypal’s advice below.

Paypal is a popular and safe service that enables purchasers over the internet to buy services and good without divulging personal credit card details. There is no reason to stop using Paypal as their services are secure.

Here is one of the spoof emails received thie afternoon (we have removed the email address of the recipient)

Here is what Paypal have advised:

Fake emails, also known as ‘Phishing’ or ‘Spoof’ emails, attempt to trick you into revealing personal or financial information such as bank account details, credit card details and passwords etc. These fake emails often link to fake (spoof) websites where your information can be collected if you type it.

You’ll know that an email is not from PayPal when:

The email uses a generic greeting like ‘Dear user’ or ‘Hello, PayPal member.’ We’ll always address you by your first and last name or the business name on your PayPal account.

The email requests financial and other personal information. A real email from us will never ask for your bank account number, debit or credit card number etc. Also we’ll never ask for your full name, your account password, or the answers to your PayPal security questions in an email

The email asks you to provide the tracking number of a dispatched item, before you’ve received the payment into your PayPal account

The email includes a software update to install on your computer

The email asks you to make a money transfer using a third party

Here are some security tips to help you stay protected online:

Even if a URL contains the word ‘PayPal’, it may not be a PayPal webpage
When using PayPal, always ensure that the URL address listed at the top of the browser displays as https://www.paypal.com. The ‘s’ in ‘https’ means the website is secure

Look for the ‘lock’ symbol that appears in the address bar. This symbol indicates that the site you are visiting is secure

If you think you’ve received a phishing email, forward it to spoof@paypal.co.uk and then delete the fake email from your mailbox.

Warwickshire Police have notified Crown Watch that further crimes have been committed around Kenilworth. Residents are advised to remain vigilant, review their security arrangements and report anything they consider suspicious.

Burglary, Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth

Between Sunday 15/01/17 from approximately 16:00hrs and Monday 16/1/17 until 9:15hrs. Persons have gained access to a locked yard area in Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth and gone into an insecure garage and stolen a quantity of items.

Vehicle Crime, Guy Road, Kenilworth 

Between 1930hrs Monday 16-JAN-2017 and 0710hrs Tuesday 17-JAN-2017 unknown offender(s) forced entry into a white ’55’ plate Vauxhall Vivaro van that was parked on the drive of a residential property on Guy Road, Kenilworth. Offender(s) stole a SatNav and bag plus contents.

Vehicle Crime, Webster Avenue, Kenilworth 

Between 2000hrs Sunday 15-JAN-2017 and 0900hrs Tuesday 17-JAN-2017 unknown offender(s) forced entry into a blue Ford Transit van that was parked outside a residential property on Webster Avenue, Kenilworth. Offender(s) stole audio equipment.

Shed Burglary, Watling Road, Kenilworth 

Shed Burglary: Between 1200hrs Monday 16-JAN-2017 and 1100hrs Tuesday 17-JAN-2017 unknown offender(s) forced entry into a secure wooden shed at a residential property on Watling Road, Kenilworth. Nothing was stolen.

If you have any information concerning the above crimes or think you may have seen something please call Warwickshire Police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111

KENILWORTH residents are being advised to review their security measures at home and with their vehicles as the town has been hit by six events in the past few days. Crown Watch recommends residents to review the level of security and deterrent that exists around their property.

Warwickshire Police would like to hear from anyone that might have heard or seen something suspicious in relation to the following crimes. Please contact the police using the 101 service.

Incident 53 of 13 January – During the night of 12 into 13 January, offenders stole the number plates from a Hyundai vehicle parked outside a home in Clinton Lane, Kenilworth.

Incident 65 of 13 January – During the same night, offenders stole both number plates from a vehicle parked on the roadside in Denton Close, Kenilworth.

Incident 89 of 13 January – On the evening of 12 January, a male offender broke into a Ford vehicle parked on the driveway of a home in Clinton Lane, Kenilworth. A witness spotted the offender sitting in the vehicle and disturbed him, causing the offender to run from the scene. Nothing appears to have been stolen.

Incident 59 of 13 January – During the same night, offenders stole a Peugeot Boxer van, containing power tools, hand tools and equipment from the roadside in Windy Arbour, Kenilworth.

Incident 270 of 15 January – During the afternoon of 15 January, offenders broke into a home in Grange Avenue, Kenilworth through a first floor front bedroom window. Nothing appears to have been stolen.

Incident 100 of 16 January – During the night of 15 into 16 January, offenders entered the secure yard of a home in Dalehouse Lane, Kenilworth and then entered an insecure garage to steal a welding set, a petrol hedge trimmer, two petrol chain saws, a small generator and a Booster battery charger.

During the night of Tuesday 10th January into Wednesday 11th 2017 offenders forced open the double glazed door of a shop on Warwick Road in Kenilworth. Once inside they carried out an untidy search and stole various items.

If you saw anything suspicious or think you may have any information that might be connected to this event or useful to Warwickshire Police’s investigation please contact them on 101.

Shame to see this sort mindless vandalism taking place at Abbey Fields, it does nothing for our town.

The pavilion near to the play area and tennis courts has been smothered in graffiti.

If you have any info  please contact Warwickshire Police on 101.