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Are there any tools or products people use to protect themselves against online scams?

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CalumM Wed 13-Dec-23 15:18:46

Hi all, really appreciate the community! I was just wondering if anybody uses any particular tools or products to protect themselves from online fraud? I've been having more and more discussions with my parents and relatives around online safety recently! For example: How do people identify if a text or an email is a scam? I feel like it is getting harder and harder to tell. confused

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RosieandherMaw Sun 23-Feb-25 12:53:01

RosiesMaw

Gut instinct, common sense and remembering nobody loses out if you put the phone down or delete the email?

I said this a year ago and stand by it.
Don't be polite to cold callers (no need to be rude either) just hang up

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theworriedwell Sun 23-Feb-25 12:54:01

MaizieD

Is there anywhere to report phone numbers of scam texts? I got one of those, "Mum, my phone is broken, I'm phoning from my work phone and it's out of battery, can you phone xyz number."

Easy for me to ignore because my daughter doesn't have a work phone, but I would have liked to be able to report it.

I got one of those so I just phoned her. She answered so I knew it was a scam. We have a codeword now so if she needs me urgently I know it is her.

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M0nica Sun 23-Feb-25 13:53:43

Because we do not respond to anything - and never have, we very rarely get spam or phishing calls/emails etc. these days.

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jamiefoxx12 Mon 09-Feb-26 07:43:31

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