Fraud Prevention and Cyber Awareness

Fraud is the UK's most experience crime type. We hope to provide you with the simple steps and basic advice you can not only use to support vulnerable individuals but also to keep yourself safer online. The aim of this session is to breakdown the stigma associated with fraud and de-bunk cybercrime myths.

The session will cover:

• Fraud statistics to understand the full picture of fraud nationwide
• The impact of being a victim of fraud and cybercrime
• Top safety tips to prevent a person from becoming a victim of fraud
• Top 5 fraud types - what they look like and how they could present
• Essential cyber safety advice including password safety, 2-step verification, and use of password managers
• How to identify phishing attempts and unsafe links
• Online safety
• How to report fraud and cybercrime