[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”2779″ img_size=”full”][vc_custom_heading text=”Protect yourself from online scams” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_column_text]As we are all expected to use the internet more and more for banking and other high value transactions (purchases insurance, providing personal details), we have also seen a marked increase in the amount of scams and fraud perpetrated online.
To help protect you against this we want to use this section to provide links to some excellent online resources as well as provide some examples of scamming techniques. You can use this information to demonstrate the dangers to others or for your own protection.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Fake bank website” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”2771″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”fadeInDown” link=”https://communitylearningwest.net/fake-bank/”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Citizens advice” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”2783″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”fadeInDown” link=”https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/scams/scams/common-scams/computer-and-online-scams/”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_custom_heading text=”Sample scams” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”2797″ img_size=”large” add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css_animation=”fadeInDown” link=”https://communitylearningwest.net/sample-real-scams/”][/vc_column][/vc_row]