People have been warned against scammers pretending to be from a theme park.
A "scam message" has been sent to people's phones claiming to be Southport Pleasureland, according to park bosses. The amusement park has warned against giving out personal details from unverified phone numbers pretending to be the business.
The message states the person has won a prize and to click a link to claim it. People have also reported a fake Facebook account, requesting to be friends on the social media platform.
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The post reads: "We have had reports of people receiving scam messages from an account pretending to be Southport Pleasureland. The message states the person has won a prize and to click a link to claim the prize. We've also had reports of people receiving friend requests.
"We want to make all of our customers aware that this is not us. This is a fake account. Business pages will not send friend requests.
"Please do not click any links, give away any personal information or accept a friend request from anyone pretending to be Southport Pleasureland. If you receive a friend request or message similar to this, please report the page.
"Unfortunately, we're unable to control fake accounts being created, however, if you receive a friend request or a message like this and you're unsure, please contact us directly on email on info@southportpleasureland.com."
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