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Scam Awareness with the old and vulnerable

eptember has been a busy month, I’ve been out and about to increase awareness of growing threats of scams said TalkTalk's Head of Scam Prevention Donna Moore, after recently holding an informal scam awareness workshop in Sheffield.

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How to beat the credit card scammers

If you get a text from your bank asking you to confirm a transaction by replying "Y" or "N", think twice before responding - especially if you don’t recognise the transaction and want to stop it going through.

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Protecting Yourself from Airbnb Scams

If you’re taking a trip to a new city and plan to use Airbnb then you need to be aware of the scams taking advantage of holidaymakers and how to spot them.

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Phishing email scams: how to protect yourself

Some emails can look like they’re from a legitimate organisation, but later turn out to be part of a scam designed to steal your money. Phishing scams are becoming increasingly common as fraudsters think of new ways to target all types of people.

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About Beat the scammers

Phone and email scams are on the rise and affecting millions of people and businesses across the UK. Over 2.5 million households received a scam call in the last month and latest ONS crime figures show that one in 10 adults have fallen for a scam, with over two thirds losing money as a result

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Apple OS High Sierra security flaw

Apple have recently released their latest OS called High Sierra, and whilst it makes your Mac more reliable, capable and responsive and also refines the features and apps you use every day, that’s good, right? Well yes, normally but there is a major flaw which essentially allows anyone root access (super admin-level access) by using a standard set of

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Shop securely online this weekend

The face of modern crime has changed, online fraud is the most common crime in the UK with more than five and a half million cyber offenses are now thought to take place each year. In the past year, nearly £11bn was lost to cybercrime last year with the average victim losing £210 per person.

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Be careful: Fake messages on Facebook Messenger found to harbour malware

The scam explained in detail - and how to avoid it A new advanced form of malware is using Facebook Messenger to infect victim's computers. The malware comes in the form of a Facebook Messenger message normally from a friend and often contains a link to a video file. The link points to a Google doc. The document then takes a picture from the victim's Facebook page and creates a dynamic landing page which looks like a playable movie.

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Scammers - It’s the world we live in today

Early September, ITV aired a documentary which followed the work of detectives attempting to stop criminals from scamming eBay customers. It was particularly moving to learn about the stories of these victims, as the fraudsters hacked and conned around 5000 UK victims to get their hands on over £9 million. That’s why it was so satisfying to see the scammers being brought to justice – and, is what makes my job so rewarding.

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What email spammers know about you (And how to avoid being one of their victims)

After decades of annoying us, spam is still one of the most effective ways to spread online threats such as ransomware or scam you into revealing your credit card information.Ironically, as internet security improves, criminals have become more reliant on spam, flooding billions of email boxes, knowing that only a tiny success rate is enough to keep them in business. And spam works because scammers understand some basic principles of psychology that make a con easy.

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How to Get Your Kids and Devices Ready to Go Back to School

When it comes to technology, students are more connected than ever. But there also seems to be a serious disconnect between what kids and parents think about teens online activity.