Press Releases
In the last three years more than 21,000 people have reported falling victim to ticket fraudsters
Every day, seven reports of dating fraud are received by Action Fraud
A staggering £10.9 billion1 was lost to the UK economy as a result of fraud, including cybercrime, in 2015/16
From March 2015 – March 2016, a huge total of £1,079,447,765 was reported lost by businesses to online crime
Cyber criminals scam love-struck Brits out of £27 million according to the latest figures from NFIB and Get Safe Online
Think Twice Before You Act: Warning from Get Safe Online as Reported Phishing Scams Rise by Over 20%
Online Crime is Coming to Town; victims of online shopping fraud lost £16 million last Christmas
Cybercrime is getting personal: one in five victims of cybercrime think they were specifically targeted by fraudsters
Principality Building Society has signed up as the latest partner of Get Safe Online, the UK’s national public /private joint internet safety initiative. It is the first building society and the first Welsh company to partner with Get Safe Online.
Get Safe Online, the public private joint internet safety initiative, today revealed more than a third (37%) of parents feel like they have no control over their children playing online games. In addition, more than half (51%) worry about their safety when it comes to gaming online.
Get Safe Online is urging consumers to be careful around this time of year in light of new figures from the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) which reveal 33% of crime reports related to ticket fraud in 2014 happened in the months May, June and July.
With pension reforms on the horizon, a survey of over 2,000 UK adults aged over 55 - commissioned by Get Safe Online has found that only one in four (38%) people able to unlock their pension know how to spot a pension scam from an approach by a legitimate organisation.
New report reveals fraudsters continuing to con travellers out of millions a year; online accommodation and caravan bookings particularly vulnerable
UK public lost £34 million to ‘romance’ fraudsters in 2014
School leavers and graduates are the most defrauded job-seekers, and one in four people scammed suffered a significant negative impact on their health or financial well-being
The top five most risky items for Christmas shoppers to buy online
A type of confidence trick, social engineering is the use of deceit to manipulate or trick victims into certain actions including divulging personal or financial information. Examples include phishing emails and fraudulent phone calls asking for personal or financial information.
Copycat websites offer services from government departments or local government, such as paying congestion charges, applying for passports or the European Health Insurance Card, but are not the official site. Although these sites not illegal, they often charge a substantial premium for the same service as the official website.
Online vehicle fraud is costing the nation a road-rage inducing £17.8 million each year, according to new figures released by Get Safe Online and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) today. This is the equivalent to 89 Aston Martin Vanquish supercars.
Online dating fraud in the UK is costing the victims a heart-breaking £24.5million per year, with over 2,800 people reporting online dating related crimes to the police in 2013 alone.
Much like using the rules of the road to keep safe, there are some very simple guidelines we can follow to protect ourselves when using the internet. But new research by not-for-profit organisation Get Safe Online reveals that we are often not taking the most basic of precautions.
To help parents stay up to date, non-profit awareness organisation, Get Safe Online has partnered with Norton by Symantec, Neighbourhood Watch and CEOP to launch its ‘Switched On’ campaign, which enables parents to be able to sign up to monthly newsletter emails and download guides from getsafeonline.org
Fraudulent tickets cost the UK an eye watering £2.7 million in 2012.
Mobile device users are urged to protect the information stored on their devices, following survey findings.
This Safer Internet Day (February 5th), not-for-profit organisation Get Safe Online is urging school children to pledge to online safety responsibilities through the launch of its ‘Cyber Pro-Prefect challenge’.
We can be certain that one prediction about 2013 will come true, the internet and our online profiles will continue to be an increasingly dominating part of our lives this year. That’s why we should all make a resolution we can keep and take measures to avoid becoming a victim of cyber crime.
We can be certain that one prediction about 2013 will come true, the internet and our online profiles will continue to be an increasingly dominating part of our lives this year. That’s why we should all make a resolution we can keep and take measures to avoid becoming a victim of cyber crime.
UK National Lottery operator Camelot has signed up as the latest partner of Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online Week 2012 has received the endorsement of senior figures closely involved in cybersecurity.
Get Safe Online, in partnership with Association of Chief Trading Standards Officers and the Association of Chief Police Officers, recently published its new “Rough Guide to Online Safety.”
Smart phone users are getting a nasty surprise when they see their monthly bills, discovering that they have run up huge phone bills for premium-rate text messages they did not send [2].
TUESDAY 21st JUNE, 2011 – LONDON – Internet users and music lovers are being urged to be on their guard against sophisticated online scams aimed at conning them out of money for fake tickets.
Internet experts are warning of an increase in phishing scams expected over the Christmas period as scammers focus their efforts on targeting vulnerable web users with fake ‘seasons greetings’ emails.
New statistics released in a Threat Report by Trend Micro, in partnership with Get Safe Online during Get Safe Online Week, reveals that the UK ranks top amongst western European countries for sending malicious spam. One in ten spam messages sent by the top ten spam sending countries were sent from the UK (9.77%).
