Suffolk residents, visitors and those who work locally are being invited along to a security awareness day being held in the Woodbridge area next week. The event is being held at the Wyevale Garden Centre, just off the A12 at Grundisburgh Road, between 10am and 2pm on Friday 17 July, and will give…

This is an alert from Action Fraud sent today ‘The Dyre Wolf' is a sophisticated fraud scheme that has netted more than $1 million from U.S companies. It is anticipated that British companies could subsequently be targeted by this fraud type. Spam emails with attachments are sent to as many…

Last week I received a very nice email from someone who had purchased a well-thumbed copy of a crime prevention book I wrote some ten years ago. He asked me if I had any intention of writing another one and this is what I replied: ‘Books about crime prevention, dare I say it, can be pretty…

Thanks to Imaan J. Williams from Neighbourhood Watch Hide Tower Scheme (Central London) for reminding me that July is Scams Awareness Month. Imaan recently sent this message to her neighbourhood watch members and I thought it might be very useful to repost it on my site and Facebook page. Julyis…

This message has recently been issued by Action Fraud Courier fraudsters have been identifying themselves to victims on the telephone as“Detective Constable Martin Benton of New Scotland Yard Fraud Department”. The fraudsters will invent a story regarding fraudulent activity on your…

The school holidays are fast approaching and lots of Mums and Dads will be manically rushing around the place trying to get those last minute jobs done before flying or driving off to some faraway destination for some relaxation or maybe even for some stress. Bet you can't wait! However, before…