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February 10th 2019 Don’t invest your heart in a fauxmance: victims lose over £50 million to romance fraud For advice on how to keep online dating safe, click here Action Fraud is warning the public to spot the signs of romance fraud...
8 February 2019
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February 6th 2019 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is today warning investors to be vigilant to the threat posed by investment scammers, as data from Action Fraud reveals over £197 million(1) of reported losses in 2018. Victims were scammed...
6 February 2019
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February 5th 2019 Young people are struggling to resolve “consent confusion” online, according to new research for Safer Internet Day. New research reveals the positives and challenges of young people sharing content online Sharing...
5 February 2019
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January 23 2019 Safer Internet Day 2019 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 5th February with the slogan: ‘Together for a better Internet’. Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees hundreds of...
23 January 2019
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November 26th 2018 This Christmas, Action Fraud is reminding shoppers to take extra care when shopping for gifts online. As consumers search online for bargains and gifts for loved ones, fraudsters are seeing this as an opportunity to trick...
26 November 2018
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November 23rd 2018 As if anybody needs reminding, today is Black Friday. A relatively recent phenomenon in the UK, Black Friday is a US tradition to mark the day after Thanksgiving, allegedly originating in Philadelphia where the term was used to...
23 November 2018
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November 15th 2018 The MiSafes Kid’s Watcher Plus location-tracking smartwatch has been found by security researchers to be lacking in basic security – posing potential dangers to the thousands of children who wear it, according the BBC. For...
15 November 2018
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November 8th 2018 The Children's Commissioner for England has issued a new report calling for a statutory duty of care towards online users. For information and advice on safeguarding children, click here. Who Knows What About Me says that vast...
8 November 2018
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