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Warning on using passwords for multiple online accounts

February 21st 2018 A new survey suggests that half of Britons aged 18-25 use the same password for multiple online services, making it easy for criminals to hijack their accounts. For information and advice on safe creation and use of...

21 February 2018

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Love hurts: Valentine’s fraud warning

February 13th 2018 New statistics released ahead of Valentine’s Day prove that the UK is continuing to lose huge amounts of money to romance fraud – with victims conned out of £41 million in 2017 alone. This is according to...

13 February 2018

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It’s Safer Internet Day

February 6th 2018 Today is Safer Internet Day 2018, with the theme ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: a better internet starts with you.’ Celebrated globally and coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the...

6 February 2018

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Cost of car insurance ‘ghost broking’ fraud revealed

February 5th 2018 Today sees the launch of the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department’s (IFED) national awareness campaign to warn motorists about the dangers of buying fake car insurance from fraudsters, also...

5 February 2018

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Get involved in Safer Internet Day

January 30th 2018 Safer Internet Day 2018 will take place next Tuesday 6th February, with the theme ‘Create, Connect and Share Respect: a better internet starts with you.’ Celebrated globally and coordinated in the UK by the UK...

30 January 2018

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