Farmers warned over SFP fraud

Farmers are being urged to be vigilant against a scam targeted at single farm payment recipients.

Fraudsters, pretending to be from bank fraud departments, are targeting farmers at this time of year because they are receiving their subsidies.

“We urge farming businesses to be aware of this and to remain vigilant,” said the Rural Payments Agency.

The banks asked the RPA to remind farmers there are a number of simple rules that can be followed to reduce the chances of becoming a victim of deception, said the statement.

These are:

• Remember that your bank would never request your full online password information
• Banks would not request a token response used to log on to your online account
• Your bank will not ask you to make a payment over the phone by using your online account
• Be aware that if your bank does request you to call back, you need to ensure that you can hear a dial tone first or use a mobile to phone the bank directly (as the phone line may be held open by the fraudster)

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