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Updated June 25th 2021 In common with most other crisis situations, criminals are using emails, text messages, social media posts, online advertisements and phone calls to defraud their unsuspecting victims....
16 March 2020
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March 9th 2020 New research from the Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign has revealed eight in ten (80%) people would feel embarrassed if they fell for a financial scam, with the top five ‘scam shames’ being dating scams (82%, online scams (82...
9 March 2020
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March 6th 2020 The collapse of regional airline Flybe has brought major concerns for hundreds of thousands of passengers, 2,300 employees and the company's financial backers. It is also severely impacting a number of UK airports for which Flybe...
6 March 2020
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March 3rd 2020 Following a warning from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) circulated widely in today’s media, Get Safe Online would like to bring you some practical advice on internet-connected camera and baby monitor safety and...
3 March 2020
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March 2nd 2020 As concern about the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) increases, it is important that people in the UK and, indeed, around the world are aware of what they read is factual, and what is fake. Any widespread health issue or major...
2 March 2020
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February 14th 2020 Online dating brings so much convenience and choice of dates – especially as Valentine Day is here. We love it! Hear the harrowing accounts of actual romance fraud victims talking with Cambridgeshire Police, here But it’s...
14 February 2020
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February 11th 2020 Research finds that being online is both liberating and limiting for children New research from the UK Safer Internet Centre reveals young people’s online experiences are an essential part of who they are offline, with 38%...
11 February 2020
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January 31st 2020 With today being the United Kingdom’s final day as a member of the EC, Get Safe Online is warning about a number of scams which will undoubtedly be perpetrated in order take advantage of changes in the law and processes. In...
31 January 2020
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