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Scam warning in wake of hurricanes

September 7th 2017 Hurricane Harvey left a trail of destruction in Texas and Louisiana, Hurricane Irma is currently delivering a punishing blow to the Caribbean and threatening Florida, and we now have news of Hurricane Jose to follow. In their...

7 September 2017

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Students warned about scam loan email

September 6th 2017 University students in their first year and those returning are being warned about a phishing scam that claims to be from the student loan provider. For information and advice on spam and scam email, click...

6 September 2017

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Record fine for gambling firm 888

31 August 2017

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Big increase in identity fraud reported

August 23rd 2017 UK fraud prevention service Cifas, the UK’s leading fraud prevention service, has released new figures showing that identity fraud has continued to rise at record levels in the first six months of 2017. A record 89,000...

23 August 2017

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CPS: online abuse can fuel “dangerous hostility”

August 21st 2017 On the same day that Get Safe Online launches its awareness campaign on safe and responsible use of social media, The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has published new public statements on how it will prosecute hate crime...

21 August 2017

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Warning about ‘Vodafone’ scam emails

August 18th 2017 Earlier this month, a senior manager at Get Safe Online received a scam email claiming to come from telecoms giant Vodafone, which we publicised as an alert on our social media feeds. The alert has led to high profile press...

18 August 2017

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