HOUSEHOLDERS grounded during the lockdown have been warned about a scam TV Licensing email circulating in Dorset.

It tells people they need to renew their licence and urges them to click on a link in the email.

They are then asked to provide information, including bank details.

A spokesman for Action Fraud said: "Do not click on any links in the scam email. Do not reply to the email or contact the senders in any way.

"If you have clicked on a link in the email, do not supply any information on the website that may open. Do not open any attachments that arrive with the email.

Further advice is available at actionfraud.police.uk/