ScamWatch
Readers warn readers
In late January, I received an email supposedly from the Electoral Registration Officer saying that if I didn’t prove my identity I wouldn’t be able to vote. It asked for documents such as my passport, and came from the email address electoral@register-to-vote.electoral.agency. I used to work for my local council, Southend-on-Sea, so I knew that wasn’t how they asked for proof of identity. In fact, I noticed the same day that the council had warned about the scam (www.snipca.com/53703). It said that genuine emails would come from elections@southend.gov.ukor would arrive by post.