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Posted on 11th June 2019

Children aged five and under at risk of internet addiction – Barnardo's

Charity’s report into effects of technology on under-18s warns of threat to mental health.

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Posted on 10th June 2019

Householders facing ‘barrage’ of council tax scams.

Householders facing a "barrage" of council tax scams offering bogus refunds or threatening fines, town hall leaders have warned.

Posted on 6th June 2019

Controls prevent phone fraudsters spoofing HMRC

The tax authority has put an end to fraudster’s mimicking its most recognisable helpline numbers to dupe taxpayers and steal money.

Posted on 3rd June 2019

JUNE Cyber Scam Newsletter

In this month's edition, we're raising awareness of Sextortion scams, fake TalkTalk refund scams, holiday fraud and a reminder of the recent WhatsApp hack.

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Tip of the week

Screenshot any material which can be used as evidence of any kind of wrongdoing online. Try to include times, dates, email addresses and/or usernames where possible

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A genuine bank or organisation will never contact you out of the blue to ask for your PIN, full password or to move money to another account! Take Five to Stop Fraud! takefive-stopfraud.org.uk #TakeFiveStopFraud #CyberProtect #CyberSafety #ActionFraud #CyberAttack

Please take a look at @natonlinesafety's brilliant new guide on 'Screen addiction' to arm parents with the knowledge to be able to identify and support young people who may be developing an addiction to their devices!📱🎮 #ScreenAddiction #ScreenTime #OnlineGaming #CyberSafe

Children aged five and under are at risk of becoming addicted to the internet in a trend that could damage their mental health, according to Barnardo’s! ‼️📲🙅‍♀️‼️ cybersafewarwickshire.com/children-aged-…

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