Published: Monday 1 July 2024
Protect your accounts, data and devices
There’s loads of personal information in your email account, so protect it with a strong password. Use a combination of three random words with numbers and symbols to make it hard to guess. Using 2-step verification can also help to keep criminals out of important accounts.
Know the warning signs
If something seems suspicious or unexpected, such as requests for money or information, contact the organisation directly to check. Use contact details from their official website, not those given in the message.
Action Fraud – is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime
0300 123 2040 www.actionfraud.police.uk
Age UK – is the UK’s largest charity dedicated to helping people in later life.
0800 169 8787 www.ageuk.org.uk
CIFAS – UK’S Fraud protection service www.cifas.org.uk
Citizen’s Advice Service – provides free, confidential and independent advice
0344 111444 www.citizensadvice.org.uk
Cyber Aware – provides cyber security advice for businesses and individuals
www.ncsc.gov/uk/cyberaware
Don’t Be Fooled – information for young people and students aimed at protecting them.
Moneymules.co.uk
Friends Against Scams – a national trading standards scams team
www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk
Metropolitan Police – Cyber Protect – the Met’s cyber protect team
www.met.police.uk/cyberprotect
Metropolitan Police – Fraud
www.met/police.uk/fraud