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Stay Safe Online – Do’s and Don’ts

Stay Safe Online – Do’s and Don’ts

Don’t allow anyone remote access for any reason – it gives scammers remote control of your computer which allows them to steal personal information, including passwords and banking information. 

Stay Safe Online – Scam Text Messages

Stay Safe Online – Scam Text Messages

How do you find out if a text is real or if it is a scam?
Go onto the internet and type ‘google.com’ into the address bar at the top of the page – this will give you Google’s search page – then type ‘contact Lloyds’ into the search bar – the first thing listed will be the real Lloyds Bank – and you will see it’s www.lloydsbank.com

Channel 5 Programme on Phone Scams and how to avoid them

Channel 5 Programme on Phone Scams and how to avoid them

They also talked about how vulnerable elderly people are – because they trust people.  The advice to give your elderly relatives is to put the phone down and ring the company back from a known number.