Scams

• 28th November 2014 by manager in Campaigns

  Beware of pyramid scams

  Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny a ha’penny will do. If you haven’t got a ha’penny then God bless you! The message contained in the old nursery rhyme is that Christmas is a time for charity. It could […]

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• 27th August 2014 by manager in Campaigns

  If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is

          If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Scams are schemes to con you out of your money. They can arrive by post, phone call, text message or email or a scammer may turn up at your home.   It could be a scam if: the call, letter, […]

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• 28th April 2014 by manager in Campaigns

  Scams Awareness Month

  “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don’t do anything about it” Albert Einstein While you might think ‘evil’ is a bit strong to describe the activities of con men and scammers the effect their activities can have on their […]

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• 12th December 2013 by manager in Campaigns

  Distance selling – fraudulent use of your payment card

  CHRISTMAS IS COMING AND WE ARE BUYING PRESENTS VIA THE INTERNET, TELEVISION, MAIL ORDER, PHONE OR FAX. THESE METHODS ARE KNOWN AS DISTANCE SELLING BECAUSE YOU DO NOT HAVE FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON YOU ARE BUYING FROM What happens if you get the statement for your payment card and there is an […]

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• 26th June 2013 by manager in Campaigns

  Baby Boomers Beware

  The future is the indefinite time after the present. It is reasonable to assume that its arrival is inevitable because of the existence of time and the laws of physics. Planning for it is therefore important because the future is unavoidable and difficult because no one can say with absolute certainty what the future will […]

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