Strathclyde Police Warning: TROUBLED COUNCIL IS HIT BY PHONE SCAM Other Associate Fraud
Crooks made thousands of pounds worth of calls after stealing sims from alarms.
Strathclyde Police Associates,
South Lanarkshire.
A FRAUD-HIT council has been forced to call in police for the second time in six months after falling victim to a...
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Strathclyde Police Warning: TROUBLED COUNCIL IS HIT BY PHONE SCAM Other Associate Fraud Crooks made thousands of pounds worth of calls after stealing sims from alarms. Strathclyde Police Associates, South Lanarkshire. A FRAUD-HIT council has been forced to call in police for the second time in six months after falling victim to a sophisticated mobile phone scam. Crooks have racked up thousands of pounds worth of calls at the taxpayers’ expense after stealing sim cards from alarm systems installed by South Lanarkshire Council. It comes just months after the authority, which is facing £55million worth of budget cuts, was stung for more than £100,000 by an African crime gang after officials were duped into paying money into a bogus account. But now police have been called in again after thieves stole 17 sim cards from residential alarm systems from the homes of elderly and disabled people. The cards were designed to call only the authority’s social work department if the alarm was t
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Social Networking and Other Internet Scams
Sites like Bebo, MySpace and Facebook are part of an internet phenomenon known as ‘social networking’ or other
related bookmarking associates.
They can be great fun to use and are an important part of many young people’s social
lives.
But, like any...
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Social Networking and Other Internet Scams Sites like Bebo, MySpace and Facebook are part of an internet phenomenon known as ‘social networking’ or other related bookmarking associates. They can be great fun to use and are an important part of many young people’s social lives. But, like any internet tool, they can be used for harmful or criminal purposes. Strathclyde Police and Associates Warning and Benefits, Other Risks Social networking sites create a feeling of community. This can be positive or negative depending on the nature of the community created. Because users access these sites from their own homes, they can sometimes forget that the internet is really a public space. This means they can be tempted to share more information than is sensible or safe. You can help your children protect themselves by learning how these sites work and talking them through some basic advice as follows: Stick with friends Advise your child to make their profil
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Credit Card Fraud and Other Associated Scams
Every year in the UK millions of pounds are lost as a result of credit card fraud.
Criminals and their
associates use various means to obtain your details, but there are steps you can take to help fight the problem.
Strathclyde Police Warning on Card Skimming...
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Credit Card Fraud and Other Associated Scams Every year in the UK millions of pounds are lost as a result of credit card fraud. Criminals and their associates use various means to obtain your details, but there are steps you can take to help fight the problem. Strathclyde Police Warning on Card Skimming and Cloning In this type of fraud a device, created to look like the card entry point on the cash machine, is fitted over the genuine slot to passively skim the information encoded on the magnetic strip of the card. These details are stored and subsequently used fraudulently. Once they have successfully obtained the cardholder s details, fraudsters will focus their attention on finding out the corresponding Personal Identification Number. PINs can be compromised in two ways. Firstly, by shoulder surfing, whereby the fraudster will tailgate behind the cardholder and look over their shoulder as they enter their number. Secondly, there is increasing evi
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Identity Theft Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates
Your identity value and how to protect your details against identity theft.
As technology advances, fraudsters have
become increasingly sophisticated.
The following pages from Strathclyde Associates Police highlight some recent
types of fraud which...
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Strathclyde Police Warning on Identity Theft Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates Your identity value and how to protect your details against identity theft. As technology advances, fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated. The following pages from Strathclyde Associates Police highlight some recent types of fraud which are causing concern and give you advice about how to avoid being a victim. Identity theft is a growing problem. This type of fraud involves criminals accessing your personal information and using it to ‘steal’ your identity. In other words, they can pretend to be you in order to open bank accounts, get credit cards, loans, mortgages or to claim benefits. They could even take over your existing accounts and change the supplied address. The result? You could be plunged into a nightmare situation where your credit history is ruined and you have to correct your record. The majority of victims ARE reimbursed by their banks, but it is a terrible experience
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Strathclyde Police Internet Auction Warning on Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates
As technology advances, fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated.
The following pages from Strathclyde
Associates Police highlight some recent types of fraud which are causing concern and give you advice about how to
avoid being a victim....
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Strathclyde Police Internet Auction Warning on Fraud, Scam and Boiler Room Associates As technology advances, fraudsters have become increasingly sophisticated. The following pages from Strathclyde Associates Police highlight some recent types of fraud which are causing concern and give you advice about how to avoid being a victim. Internet auction sites like eBay and Yahoo provide a useful service for the public. However, like other areas of business, they have become the targets of fraudsters, with several thousand would-be traders falling victim every year. Strathclyde Associates Police highlights on How internet auction sites work These sites work as facilitators for transactions between sellers and buyers. Sellers post items for sale with terms and conditions set, and potential buyers make ‘bids’. The person who makes the highest offer within an allotted time wins. Arrangements are then made between the two parties for payment and delivery of the goods. Payment is often ar
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