ScotRail has issued a warning about a fake account on social media pretending to be the company and attempting to scam people. The government-owned rail company emphasized that it would never ask for money on online platforms and urged customers to be cautious. The scam account has a similar username to ScotRail and has been responding to customers' concerns about cancelled trains. ScotRail advised people not to give out their personal details and reminded them to only trust the official ScotRail accounts.
SCOTRAIL has warned customers not to be fooled by a fake account attempting to “scam” people by pretending to be the travel firm.
The account asked people to follow them and check their personal messages for assistance. It has responded to people who have commented under authentic ScotRail posts. ScotRail had put out a similar warning earlier in October, cautioning people that they had received “reports” about a potential scam and not to give out their personal details.We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
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