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How to keep your children safe from NFT and crypto scams

REPORT REVEALS CONCERNS OVER CHILDREN BEING TARGETED BY ONLINE CRYPTOCURRENCY SCAMS

● Nearly a quarter of UK teens aged 13 to 16 have either already invested in cryptocurrency (8%) or are planning to (15%), new research reveals today

● Children engaging in both cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) despite concerns over the risks of being targeted by scammers

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HMRC issues scam warning to tax credits customers

HMRC has issued a warning to tax credits customers, who are renewing their tax credits claims, to be alert to scammers trying to steal their information.

Tax credit claimants should be on their guard against fraudsters, as HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) warns of the latest tactics being employed by scammers.

HMRC has issued a new alert, providing details of a number of new scams...

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Uswitch offers tips on how to spot a scam energy text

Ben Gallizzi, energy expert at Uswitch.com, offers advice on how to spot an energy scam text: “There are many fraudulent emails and texts circulating at the moment, aimed to trick people into believing they’re being offered extra help with their energy bills.

“Known as ‘phishing’ scams, these have been created by fraudsters who are posing as organisations such as Ofgem or the UK...

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Experts reveal five tips to protect yourself from phishing scams

Online scams are unfortunately getting more and more frequent, and one way to be scammed on the internet is phishing. Everybody has probably heard of it, but not everyone may know just how it works and how to protect oneself from it.

Cybersecurity expert Tove Marks from VPN Overview can help with this, providing tips to avoid phishing scams, while spreading awareness on the practice and how...

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9 tips for online daters to be vigilant when dating

A recent study shows that 58% of Brits have handed over their personal information that has cost them financially through new online scams, and almost a third of those who said they were successfully targeted are under 35 year olds.

Dating apps and the Domino Pizza scams were most popular with 22% of those successfully targeting victims.

The survey conducted by Get Claims...

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HMRC warns students of scams

HMRC is warning university students to be wary of potential scams, especially if they have a part-time job and are new to interacting with the department.

From: HM Revenue & Customs

Published 8 September 2021

University students taking part-time jobs are at increased risk of falling victim to scams, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is warning.

Higher...

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Three in five people have received a scam delivery text in the last year

Three in five people have received fake delivery company texts over the last year as fraudsters exploit the pandemic, according to new research from Which?.

Text scams have boomed as Covid confined millions of people to their homes and consumers became increasingly reliant on deliveries, with fraudsters posing as couriers and delivery companies and attempting to trick people into...

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Some banks leaving customers exposed to scammers

Some banks can and should be doing more to protect their customers from criminals trying to steal sensitive information, Which? research has found.

With the last year seeing an increase in scams, many consumers will expect that the companies they deal with in their everyday lives are doing everything they can to protect them.

However, a new Which? investigation has found...

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