Hello everyone,
Two for the price of one today with a couple of messages sent to me which I felt worth passing on.
One relates to a current scam reported in the area regarding solar panels while the other is information about an online tool through the Get Safe Online website that you can use to help identify scam messages, emails and texts. This last message also includes a link to their guide on staying safe online and, given the amount of scam communications most of us quite frequently experience in our everyday lives, might provide a useful refresher or even suggest things that you’d not come across before.
At my recently elevated age, I feel that refreshment of an increasing assortment of items can’t help be anything but useful!
Thanks,
Michael
| Solar Panels Scam – Cold Call |
| Police would like to make you aware of the following scam which has occurred in your area. Company cold calling stating safety concerns around residential solar panels. Work to correct fault(s) are asked for partially to be paid up front and over priced for the work being completed. Police also have concerns that the faults described by this company may not be true in nature. Should anyone receive similar contact, please report this to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040, or online at www.actionfraud.police.uk For crime prevention advice please see the Devon and Cornwall Police website. |
Scam Detection Tool
| New scam detection tool launched |
| Dear resident, Today, Get Safe Online has launched a new scam detection tool on their website. If you are suspicious of a text, email or message and you want to check if it is legit or not before responding, you can upload it to Ask Silver on the Get Safe Online website and whereupon it will return an indication of whether the communication is safe or a ‘red flag’ for fraud. The tool can be accessed here: Ask Silver – Get Safe Online Also attached is our latest Back-to-Basics campaign – providing lots of tips and advice from our experts about staying safe online this October. You can read more about this here: Your back-to-basics guide to keeping safe online – Get Safe Online Best wishes, the Get Safe Online team |
