Watch out for scam phone calls purported to be from HM Customs threatening legal action or ‘your internet provider’ threatening disconnection, scam emails, hoax domain name renewals and hosting charges.
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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
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
#staysafeonline What is Courier Fraud?
One couple received a call from ‘Scotland Yard’ saying that bank fraud had been discovered, they were persuaded to go to their local branch and take out a large sum of money from their account. The fraudsters then sent someone to collect the money from their home address.