Saturday 31 May 2014

Be safe online

Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week

National Neighbourhood & Home Watch Week runs from 14th - 22nd June and the theme is 'fraud and cybercrime'.



Here are some key messages:
  • Make your passwords stronger – use numbers, symbols, upper and lower case letters.
  • Never give out any personal information unless you are certain you can trust the person contacting you.
  • If an offer seems too good to be true, it probably is.
  • Banks and financial institutions will not send you an email asking you to click on a link and confirm your bank details.
  • Your bank would never contact you to ask you for your PIN, password or other security information in full.
  • Anti-virus protects your computer – make sure it’s up-to-date.
  • Make sure your computer has a firewall installed.
  • Software updates keep your computer safe – install them as soon as you get a reminder.
  • Emails can contain viruses – only open them if you know who they’re from.
  • Computer firms do not make unsolicited phone calls to help you fix your computer.
  • Shred receipts with your card details on and correspondence with your name and address on.
A range of posters and material can be found on the website:
  1. Too good to be true
  2. Change passwords
  3. Online banking
  4. Spam emails
  5. Computer repairs
  6. Online dating
More information here:
www.actionfraud.police.uk

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