Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch Association

Scams

Scam Alert from Age UK

One of CAPASP's partners, Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, has been in touch to warn about an attempted scam relating to the Household …

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Phishing and Pharming

Phishing and pharming are both types of cyber-attack but have different approaches. Phishing is more common than pharming. The explanations for…

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Warning of loan shark dangers in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council is lending its support to a national campaign aimed at tackling loan sharks.
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CAPASP Resources and Newsletters

CAPASP has a range of resources which can be downloaded from their resources page Scam prevention resources - Cambridgeshire County Council …

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What is CAPASP?

Cambridgeshire Neighbourhood Watch Association is a partner of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Against Scams Partnership.
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Ghost Broking

Beware the cheap car insurance that's too good to be trueIn their latest investigation Which found social media sites rife with ads for fake …

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Social Media Accounts Hacked

Social media accounts are being hacked and flooded with indecent images of children, potentially causing distress and reputational damage to …

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Take Five

Fraud poses a major threat to the UK. It’s a crime that the finance industry is committed to tackling, but it’s also one that requires the …

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Action Fraud Tweets

Tweets from Action Fraud
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Unsolicited calls from Alarm Companies

Derbyshire County Council said residents had reported unsolicited calls claiming to be from a community alarm company. Criminals are asking …

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Warning of loan shark dangers in Cambridgeshire

Cambridgeshire County Council is lending its support to a national campaign aimed at tackling loan sharks and raising awareness of where …

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Pre-payment of Fees Scam

The major banks are noticing an increase in the amount of people getting caught out in the latest scam preying on those struggling with the …

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Ofcom Number Spoofing Scams

There has been a recent increase in reports of ‘number spoofing’. This is when scammers change their caller ID to disguise their identity from the …
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Hang Up on Fraud

Concerned about cold calls and fraudulent scams ?  Try to report all phishing - any scam email messages or telephone calls which …

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Avoid Being Caught Out (on the Internet)

To avoid getting caught up in a hoax / scam, the simplest practice to adopt is : - Never go to a web-site offered by a link in the text of …

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Caller ID "Spoofing"

The scam "cold Callers" have a new and significant weapon in their armoury. It's a disturbing development which enables a scam caller to …
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