The funeral of six-year-old Bebe King was held on Saturday. Bebe, along with Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were killed in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Now, police say scammers are seeking to dupe the public to profit from the tragedy.
Police have warned the public about fraudsters looking to profit from the Southport stabbings tragedy after a fake link to a 'live stream' claiming to show a victim's funeral was shared on Facebook. Officers were made aware of a number of Facebook accounts providing a fake link to a stream, as well as a link to a bogus donations page. Six-year-old Bebe King's funeral was held on Saturday after she was killed in the attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class on 29 July.
'Many frauds start by tricking people into entering their details into an apparently legitimate site,' he said. 'Take care when accessing websites, particularly those promoted by social media accounts - they may not be what they appear to be.' The police also urged the public to never automatically click on a link in an unexpected email, text or social media post.
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Southport latest: Flares thrown towards Downing Street gates as protesters clash with police after Southport riotAs the situation in Southport remains tense after violence last night, police are dealing with another protest outside Downing Street. It follows false reports that the suspect in Monday's knife attack was an asylum seeker.
Read more »
Southport knife attacks: How Southport Football Club helped a town in mourningSouthport Football Club step up to help a town consumed by grief following a deadly knife attack in which three young girls were killed.
Read more »
Southport latest: More than 100 arrested at protest outside Downing Street after Southport riotAs the situation in Southport remains tense after violence last night, police are dealing with another protest outside Downing Street. It follows false reports that the suspect in Monday's knife attack was an asylum seeker.
Read more »
Police officers ‘lost teeth’ and ‘had ankles broken’ in Southport riots, says chairman of Merseyside Police...Police officers were left with broken teeth, noses and ankles after last night's riots in Southport, the chairman of the Merseyside Police Federation has told LBC.
Read more »
Southport stabbing: Eight stabbed in Southport as children’s hospital declares ‘major incident’A man has been detained and a knife seized after armed police were called to Hart Street in Southport at 11.50am today
Read more »
Southport stabbing latest: 'Multiple stabbings' and 'number of casualties' in SouthportPolice have declared a 'major incident' in Southport after reports of a stabbing and a 'number of reported casualties'.
Read more »