The retailer Amazon has issued a warning about common impersonation scams currently circulating.
Prime membership scams:
Scammers are sending emails, texts and making calls telling you that you need to reinstate your Amazon Prime membership or that there is an issue with your account.
They will then try to get your bank details in order for you to restore your membership.
Account suspension/deletion scams:
Messages and calls claim that your Amazon account will be suspended or deleted.
Emails and texts include phishing links to ‘verify your account’. Calls involve scammers asking you to share your personal details.
You can report Amazon impersonation scams on its website.
If you’ve lost money to a scam, call your bank immediately using the number on the back of your card and report the scam online to Action Fraud or call 0300 123 2040.
Transport for London (TfL) would like your feedback on proposals for a new limited express stop bus service between Bromley and Croydon, called SL5.
What is Superloop?
Our proposals would be part of the Superloop, a network of express limited stop routes which would circle London and connect outer London town centres, hospitals, schools and transport hubs. The Superloop is a key part of the Mayor’s commitment to improving the bus network in outer London. You can find out more about the Superloop and also sign up for updates.
What are we proposing for the SL5?
Buses are the most affordable, accessible, and available form of public transport in London and offer the main sustainable alternative to cars for journeys that can’t easily be walked or cycled. Following the Mayor of London’s announcement of the proposed new Superloop network, we are now developing proposals for a new express bus service for the section between Bromley and Croydon called SL5.
This new express route would run between Bromley North and Croydon Town Centre, using a more direct route between the two town centres.
The SL5 would run with:
Buses every 12 minutes Monday to Saturday, and
Buses every 15 minutes on evenings and Sundays
The new SL5 route would:
Give people more transport options to move between key locations in Bromley and Croydon
Provide extra capacity on the existing 119-bus route
Provide quicker journey times to outer London transport and town centre hubs by using a more direct roads than the existing 119-bus route
Encourage more sustainable journeys
Allow passengers on the SL5 to connect to 38 other bus routes and three train lines
The following linear map shows where the new SL5 express route could go:
We are proposing stops at key transport interchanges and town centre hubs where there is the most demand for more transport options. However, we want your feedback on whether these are the right places for a new limited stop route.
We are not proposing any changes to the frequency of the 119 bus route or other routes in the area.
Tell us your views
We are holding a six-week public consultation to hear what you think about these proposals. We want to know if you agree with them, if there is anything you do not agree with, and to understand the reasons why you feel this way.
This questionnaire should take you around five minutes to complete. Once you have submitted your answers, we will ensure your feedback is considered before we decide how to proceed with the proposed SL5 bus route.
As part of our decision making, we may decide to (i) proceed with our proposals as stated, (ii) proceed with our proposals but with changes, or (iii) not to proceed at all.
The consultation is open until 23.59 on 4 September 2023.
You will need to register with our Have Your Say platform to take part in the online survey although your details will be kept secure.
Alternatively, you can send your response to us by:
Email: haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 3054 6037 to leave your name and contact number and we will call you back. Please quote ‘SL5’ when leaving your message
Write to: Freepost TfL Have Your Say (SL5)
Please note that responses to the survey will be made publicly available after the consultation has closed in the form of a report on the results. Your personal information will be properly safeguarded and processed in accordance with the requirements of privacy and data protection legislation.
To find out the latest news on what is being planned in your local area, check out our latest Planning Report with up-to-date information on Planning Applications including developments in:
Addiscombe Road
The Glade
Gladeside
Orchard Avenue
Orchard Rise
Shirley Road
Tower View
Wickham Road
Woodmere Avenue and Woodmere Gardens.
Also, take a look at the MORA Planning App, which gives you an easy way to track all the current and recent planning applications within the MORA area. It’s simple to use and free for you to access.
Last month our proposed legislation to enable growth in community renewable energy was debated by MPs on the Energy Bill Committee.
To recap, we are calling for community-run renewable energy schemes to be able to sell their clean power locally. In recent months we organised for this to be included as clauses in the Government’s Energy Bill, currently progressing through Parliament.
We have always said we are open to an alternative, if it would genuinely help community energy grow. The Government will hopefully bring forward an alternative proposal to empower widespread community energy sector growth and that full details will be announced before the next Parliamentary stage of the Energy Bill.
This is highly promising and, if genuine, could mean a big success But, rest assured, we are taking nothing for granted and await to see the detail of the Government’s proposal, expected in September after Parliament’s Summer Recess.
Years of campaigning to bring over 320 MPs on board have led to this. The BBC’s coverage of the recent letter that we organised to the Energy Secretary of State, Grant Shapps, asking him to support what we are calling for and signed by over 60 national organisations, will have helped too
The progress we have made is in no small part thanks to the tireless efforts of supporters like you who have repeatedly written to your MP, attended our events and shared our message. Thank you.
Our work, from giving people bespoke advice when writing to their MPs, to co-ordinating groups of MPs to speak in support in the Houses of Parliament, have all led to the imminent proposal from the Government. To see this over the line, we will need more of the same. And for that to happen, we need more funds.
To find out more and how to support their campaign, please visit the Power for People website.
Scammers are impersonating Microsoft in pop-ups claiming your computer has been infected with spyware.
These pop-ups appear out of the blue on your screen and ask you to call a phone number for support. If you do this, you’ll be contacting a scammer who will encourage you to download remote access software, allowing them to take control of your computer.
If a pop-up appears on your screen, don’t call any phone numbers or click on any links!
Click on the link below to read the full article from Which? Magazine to find out how this scam works and for advice on what to do if your device is targeted.
If you’ve lost money to this scam, call your bank immediately using the number on the back of your card and report the scam online to Action Fraud or call 0300 123 2040.
