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Complete the Friends Against Scams training which aims to raise awareness of this type of fraud to help protect yourself and others against scams.

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Complete the Friends Against Scams training which aims to raise awareness of this type of fraud to help protect yourself and others against scams.
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This section provides you with the latest initiative news and articles from the Friends Against Scams team. Please use these to increase your knowledge of scams and their effects. All Scam Marshal resources and newsletters can be found here. If there is any other information you would like to see on this page then please contact us.

 

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#NoBlameNoShame

19 million lose money to scams but fewer than a third report #NoBlameNoShame campaign launched to encourage people to t...

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Tackling Economic Crime Awards 2022

Tackling Economic Crime Awards 2022 The Tackling Economic Crime Awards (TECAs) are open to anyone working in the UK - o...

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Weekly Scam Article with the Daily Express

This article is updated regularly. In March 2022, Louise Baxter (Head of the National Trading Standards Scams Team) tea...

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Compensation roll-out begins following landmark investigation

First published: 27 September 2022   UK victims of international mass marketing scam to be compensated from recov...

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Get Safe Online and Cifas launch new Check-a-Website capability

First published: 08 July 2022 Get Safe Online and Cifas launch new Check-a-Website capability Get Safe Online has part...

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One Million Friends!

First published: 16 June 2022 one million Friends! With great excitement, the team is pleased to announce that Frien...

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Complete the Friends Against Scams training which aims to raise awareness of this type of fraud to help protect yourself and others against scams.

Become a Friend 

Complete the Friends Against Scams training which aims to raise awareness of this type of fraud to help protect yourself and others against scams.
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A SCAMchampion is someone who has access to the Friends Against Scams resources in order to hold their own awareness sessions within their community or work place.

Become a SCAMchampion 

A SCAMchampion is someone who has access to the Friends Against Scams resources in order to hold their own awareness sessions within their community or work place.
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Do you want to help fight back against scams? Scam Marshals share their own experiences and send any scam mail that they receive to the team for investigations.

Become a Scam Marshal 

Do you want to help fight back against scams? Scam Marshals share their own experiences and send any scam mail that they receive to the team for investigations.

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