What can I do to prevent fraud?
Top five tips to prevent fraud:
- Do not give any
personal information (name, address, bank details, email or phone
number) to organisations or people before verifying their
- Many frauds start
with an email. Remember that banks and financial institutions will
not send you an email asking you to click on a link and confirm
your bank details. Always question whether an email could be
- Destroy and
preferably shred receipts with your card details on and post with
your name and address on. Identity fraudsters don't need much
information in order to be able to clone your identity.
- If you have been a
victim of fraud, be aware of fraud recovery fraud. This is when
fraudsters pretend to be a lawyer or a law enforcement officer and
tell you they can help you recover the money you've already
- To report fraud or
if you need advice, visit Action Fraud's website for more information.
The Little Book of Big Scams explains the
ways in which you can help protect yourself from fraud and other