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SCAM AND CYBER INTERACTIVE AWARENESS SESSION


Good afternoon 

 

With all the variety of scams and the national publicity an event is being held in conjunction with The Nottingham Building Society and Experian fraud teams on 10:30 AM Tuesday 1st April at The Community Hub, 101 Bondgate, Castle Donington, DE74 2NR

 

There will be a presentation about the variety of Scams & Cyber Crime. This is a joint event with Experian, The Nottingham Building Society and the Police Local Beat Team. 

You will receive the latest crime prevention advice and Guidance.  Over £1 billion was stolen through fraud in 2023. Fraud is largely underreported, with only about 13% of cases being reported to Action Fraud or the police 72% of scams originate online Romance scam victims lost £94.7 million loss in 2023 - average loss per person was £10,774. 

Remember A, B, C A – Accept nothing on face value 

                              B – Believe nothing/no-one until verified! 

                              C – CHALLENGE / CONFIRM EVERYTHING! 

Password security - Looking after your personal information- How secure is your Social Media? - Beware “Bait and switch” posts--Data Breaches-Phishing emails-Reporting suspicious emails and text messages-Delivery Scam Emails & Texts-and so much more.

 

Kind regards

 


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Madeline Fearn
(Leicestershire Police, PCSO 6686, North West Leicestershire)

Neighbourhood Alert Cyber Essentials