Many organisations (not only data brokers) collect, buy and sell consumer’s personal information.
This habit makes our data easily accessible and cheap – you can buy a complete profile (full name, email, phone number, address, interests and much more) with just a few quid
Scams come in all shapes and sizes
Among the most popular scams, we’ve seen:
Energy bill reduction
Amazon account/order issues
Currys and Tesco loyalty programs
Dating (impersonation, sexual harassment)
Investment
People lose 000s to scams
The average loss to a scam is £5000, but there are some that lost their life savings.
How can you protect?
1) Do your research
Just because the email/text/call appears to be from a reputable source, that doesn’t mean that it actually is.
For emails, look out for:
Spelling mistakes
Weird domain (e.g. amazon1234.co.uk)
HTML code left in the footer
For texts/calls, look out for:
The phone number – always look their phone number online.
Just type the number on the search engine, and you’ll find if the number is genuine or not
2) Don’t let your emotions lead you
Scammers will take advantage of your emotions in order to get you to give out as much information, and eventually take your money
If you feel excited, anxious or scared about the email/text/call, you’re probably targeted by a scammer.
Protection level
Starter
Free
Get peace of mind that you’re protected at all times