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Fraud resources

To help you find the resources you need we've divided them in to sections based on fraud types, but if you're not sure what type of fraud you've experienced we also have an "Other Resources" section with general information which may help.

Telephone

  Truecall leaflet - Truecall is a small device which blocks nuisance calls. This leaflet explains how it works.  

Truecall website - The Truecall website contains a wealth of information and advice about how you can keep yourself safe from scams, as well as about some of the products and services which are available to help you.  

  Little Booklet of Phone Scams - This leaflet from Sussex and Surrey Police forces contains practical and useful information to help you identify and avoid scams.

Mobile

  Get Safe Online - The Get Safe Online website provides unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety. There is also a section on keeping safe while using the internet on a smartphone or tablet.  

 Little Booklet of Phone Scams - This leaflet from Sussex and Surrey Police forces contains practical and useful information to help you identify and avoid scams.  

 Little Book of Big Scams (pages 24 and 24) - This useful booklet from Sussex Police provides information about mobile phone scams on pages 23 & 24 

 

For further tips, advice and guidance please see your phone providers help pages. You can do this by searching your provider on the internet or clicking the links below. 

 

 Click here for O2  

 Click here for Virgin  

 Click here for EE  

 Click here for three  

 Click here for Vodafone

Identity Theft

 CIFAS website - CIFAS is a not for profit fraud prevention membership organisation. If you've been a victim of identity fraud, or feel your personal data is vulnerable due to a breach they may be able to help.   

 Get Safe Online - The Get Safe Online website provides unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety. They also have a section on preventing identity theft online.   

 Little Book of Big Scams (page 5) - This booklet from Sussex Police provides information about protecting your personal information on page 5.

 Little Leaflet of Cyber Advice - Jointly produced by Sussex and Surrey Police this booklet contains a wealth of information to help you keep safe from cyber scams 

Online Hacking (individuals)

 Cyber essentials website - Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.  

 The Little Leaflet of Cyber Advice - This short leaflet from Sussex and Surrey Police forces includes useful tips to protect you from online hacking.

 

Online Hacking (businesses)

 Cyber essentials website - Cyber Essentials is a simple but effective, Government backed scheme that will help you to protect your organisation, whatever its size, against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.  

 Cyber security: Small business guide - A handy guide  to help small businesses improve their cyber security  

 Cyber security: Small charity guide - A handy guide to help small charities improve their cyber security  

 Cyber security: Toolkit for boards - A handy guide to help boards to understand cyber security  

 

 Phishing attacks: Defending your organisation - How to defend your organisation from email phishing attacks  

 

 Phishing attacks video - A video guide to preventing the damage to your organisation from phishing attacks  

 Get Safe Online - The Get Safe Online website provides unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety. They also have a section on preventing identity theft online.   

 The Little Leaflet of Cyber Advice - This short leaflet from Sussex and Surrey Police forces includes useful tips to protect you from online hacking.

 Passwords- Keep your systems safe - Produced by Sussex Police, this booklet contains information around simple steps that can be taken to create and maintain strong passwords to keep your systems safe.

Online Shopping

 Get Safe Online - The Get Safe Online website provides unbiased, factual and easy to understand information on online safety. You'll also find information about how to shop online safely, and what to do if you become a victim of online crime  

 Little Book of Big Scams (page 26) - This helpful booklet from Sussex Police contains information about keeping safe while shopping online on page 26. 

 Safe online payments - Useful information to help you make online payments safely

Banking

 Little Book of Big Scams (pages 20 - 22) - This helpful booklet from Sussex Police has information about banking and payment card scams.

 Safe online payments - Useful information to help you make online payments safely

 

Banks

For further tips, advice and guidance on banking and fraud please see you banks support pages. You can do this by searching your bank online or clicking on the below links.  

 

 Click here for Barclays  

 Click here for NatWest  

 Click here for Nationwide  

 Click here for Lloyds  

 Click here for RBS  

 Click here for first direct  

 Click here for Santander

Social Engineering

 Take 5 Campaign - Take Five is a national campaign that offers straight-forward and impartial advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. 

 Little Book of Big Scams  -  This helpful booklet from Sussex Police has handy hints to protect yourself on pages 37 - 39.  

 Little Booklet of Phone Scams -  This leaflet from Sussex and Surrey Police forces contains practical and useful information to help you identify and avoid scams.  

 Phishing- Don't get caught out - A booklet produced by Sussex Police around phishing.

Other Resources

 

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