Category Archives: Scams
Do you live in an Easy Street?
Burglars are often opportunistic thieves who prey on houses and flats. They seek out any opening that they can take advantage of, specifically doors and windows that are left open or unlocked or are easy to force. DISTRACTION BURGLARY Distraction … Continue reading
Guarding Against Rooftop Fraudsters and Van Tool Theft
As spring approaches (hopefully!), many homeowners eagerly embark on renovations and maintenance projects, including essential rooftop repairs and upgrades.However, when having work done on your roof, you should keep the following in mind: It is possible, that a minor repair … Continue reading
Protect Your Festive Online Shopping from Scammers with These Tips!
The festive season is undoubtedly a time of joy and celebration, marked by the exchange of gifts and the spirit of giving. However, it’s essential to be aware of the lurking pitfalls when it comes to online shopping during this … Continue reading
Minimising the Risk of Fraud
Fraud protection involves safeguarding oneself against deceptive practices that can lead to financial or personal harm. Taking positive action to block the routes of communication often exploited by criminals is essential. Being aware of potential threats helps you recognise and … Continue reading
Identity Theft
As the public continue to protect their homes and property against crime identity theft is becoming more of a potentially serious crime. As a victim of identity fraud, you might not realise you’ve been targeted until a bill arrives for … Continue reading
Romance Fraud
Don’t fall for romance fraud this Valentine’s Day! Romance frauds happen when the victim thinks they’ve met the perfect partner through an online dating website or app, but the other person is using a fake profile to form a relationship … Continue reading
Watch out for scams
With the costs of road fuel, gas & electricity, postage, and many food products escalating at the present time, please be aware that scammers are taking advantage of this situation. Cyber criminals claiming to represent Ofgem are targeting householders offering … Continue reading
Cons and Scams
In our previous newsletter, we concentrated very much on cyber-crime issues of which there are very many. With this newsletter, we are concentrating on cons & scams that come into our lives by telephone, the post, and across the doorstep. … Continue reading
Scams and Cybercrime
Welcome to this our Newsletter for September 2018. In it, because of its really considerable importance, we are concentrating on the subject of cons and scams, and particularly cyber-crime. It is said that everyone in the country has either experienced … Continue reading
Cybercrime
Wikipedia defines ‘Cybercrime’ (or Computer crime) as any crime that involves a computer and a network. (Source: Wikipedia) These days, ‘Computer’ can mean a desktop PC, laptop, tablet or Smartphone, and ‘Network’ can be either the Internet or the mobile … Continue reading
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