Scams, highlighted from various places : 

The police will never contact you asking you to withdraw from your bank or purchase high value items for them to collect.

📞If you think that you may have been a victim of any type of scam, then contact your bank immediately,  and report it to @actionfrauduk. 

Fraud is the most common crime in the UK, accounting for almost 40% of all crime in England and Wales and it is getting more sophisticated.

If you’re unsure, always stop, think and check.

Find out how to stay ahead of scams👇👇👇

stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk

If you can tick off one or more of the following in any suspicious post you’ve received, it’s probably a scam:

❌Bad spelling or poor grammar
❌A request out of the blue asking for money
❌You’re asked to pay up front to receive what’s on offer

22,530 people reported that their online accounts had been hacked in 2023.

Make sure to – 

✅Use a strong and different password for your email and social media accounts
✅Turn on 2-Step Verification (2SV) for your email and social media accounts.

stopthinkfraud.campaign.gov.uk/protect-yourse…

👾When gaming online, 25% of children aged 8-17 play games online with people they don’t know, and 22% chat to people they don’t know, says @Ofcom.

Work with your child to make sure they’re gaming safely, and make #gaming4good a family affair getsafeonline.org/gaming4good