Culture Warrington is warning people to be on their guard after a credit card scam email was received from an email address claiming to be associated with the organisation.
The email, which was sent from item@warringtonartsfestival.co.uk is now being investigated by the Police to ascertain the origin.
The perpetrators attempted to scam people using the similarity between this email address and a genuine event run annually by Culture Warrington, called Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival (www.warringtonartsfestival.co.uk).
Customers should be aware that Culture Warrington would never ask them to provide financial or other personal information, by email. Bookings are made by contacting the Box Office on 01925 442345 or through the website on www.culturewarrington.org
Anybody affected by this scam should contact the police and Culture Warrington.