https://www.theguardian.com/money/2020/oct/11/scammers-exploit-covid-to-steal-from-stressed-bank-customers

Criminals are adapting their tactics to take advantage of those spending more time at home and feeling vulnerable

It began with a text purportedly from O2. The message informed Stephen Frew that his latest payment could not be processed and asked him to update his card details via a link. Frew duly obliged. Within a week the £21,330 he was about to use as a deposit on a flat was stolen from his bank account.