The City of London Police are particularly concerned about the amount of scam calls targeting the elderly and vulnerable, who, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, will be staying home and often, managing without the support network of their friends and family. The City of London Police’s Fraud Investigation Team, [...]
We’re warning the public to be vigilant of unsolicited emails promoting cryptocurrency (Bitcoin) investment opportunities. We’ve received over 750 reports this week about Bitcoin-related phishing emails that use fake celebrity endorsements to try and lure victims into investment scams. The links in the emails lead to fraudulent websites that are designed to steal [...]
Good morning, Please see below from Durham Deafened Support DDS are ‘Hear’ to Help! Are you struggling with your hearing loss and don’t know where to turn? Have your feelings of isolation worsened because of the Lockdown? Are you caring for someone who is struggling with their hearing loss? Are you [...]
You will already be aware that there are a lot of scams going around and a number of these have been related to Covid-19, the types of scams have included: NHS Track Trace Scam Covid-19 Grant Scam Covid-19 Vaccine Scam Scammers contact people in a number of ways Online [...]
Just to make you aware there is rather a nasty scam going round at the moment.
Hi All! Well, little did we know, in those heady days of Summer, that the two outdoor get-togethers we managed to have in our garden would be our ONLY meetings in a year! I, for one, felt sure we’d be back to normal by Christmas- but it was not to be. [...]
Hi everyone! It seems a very long time since we met up to appreciate any Art! Hopefully, a few months down the line, when we are all nicely vaccinated and raring to go, we will be able to get back to our regular forays into the art world! Some of you [...]
Happy New Year to you all. This months subject was patterns, and any other image because January is a difficult month. Window-frost.-Marj..jpg Warden-Law.-Marj.3.jpg Seaham-Rainbow.-Marj.4.jpg 5 Anne S 4 Anne S 3 Anne S 2 Anne S [...]
Durham Cyber Newsletter Please find attached the latest Durham Cyber Newsletter giving you advice on how to stay safe online and information about some of the recent scams in circulation. Regards Vanessa. Attachments Cyber Newsletter December 20.docx - 1,522.2 KB [...]
These nuggets of idiosyncrasies in the usage of our language were found by Brian Angus, he said,” they have been in my drawer for some time, I’m not sure where they came from”. He didn’t say if they were in his top drawer or bottom drawer, I would think if they [...]