Update
Thank you for sending on your suspicious message.
Timely alerts from people like you help us to act quickly and protect many more people from being affected.
As of 30/11/20 the number of reports received stand at more than 4,264,242 with the removal of 22,192 scams and 43,582 URLs.
Thank you for your continued support.
Our investigations may take some time. Whilst the NCSC is unable to inform you of the outcome of its review, we can confirm that we do act upon every message received.
We’ll analyse the content of the suspect email and any websites it links to where appropriate.
If we discover activity that we believe is malicious, we may:
seek to block the address the email came from, so it can no longer send emails
work with website hosting companies to remove links to malicious websites
raise awareness of commonly reported suspicious emails and methods used (via partners)
Care should be taken with any communication that asks you to share personal or financial information.
Please note…
You should not report a crime to the NCSC in this way. If you think you may have been a victim of fraud or cyber crime, and live in England, Wales or Northern Ireland, you should report this to Action Fraud at
www.actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. If you live in Scotland, you should report this to Police Scotland by calling 101.
There are a number of ways you can protect yourself from attacks like this and the NCSC has published plenty of advice which will help you to stay secure online:
The NCSC’s top tip for staying secure online
Phishing attacks: how to deal with suspicious messages and emails
Securing your devices
For a full overview of the NCSC’s advice for the general public please head to our dedicated individuals and families webpage.
How we handle the information you send to us
Information provided to the NCSC is protected in the same way we protect our own confidential information: It is held securely, with strictly limited access.
We may share details with our Law Enforcement partners, such as the National Crime Agency and the City of London Police, to help identify investigation and mitigation opportunities.
The information we hold is exempt from Freedom of Information requests.
For further detail on how we handle information you send us, please see our Privacy Statement.
Further information about reporting suspicious emails to the NCSC can be found at
www.ncsc.gov.uk/report-suspicious-emailsThank you.
Signed
National Cyber Security Centre
