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Hoax-Slayer is a website we discovered a couple of weeks back and a member of our team literally fell in love with it straight away.  Graham described it as a ‘website after my own heart’!  Therefore, I’ve been set the task to let you know what it’s all about!  The description on the Hoax-Slayer website pretty much sums the site up in one paragraph:

“Hoax-Slayer is dedicated to debunking email hoaxes, thwarting Internet scammers, combating spam, and education web users about email and Internet security issues.  Hoax-Slayer allows Internet users to check the veracity of common email hoaxes and aims to counteract criminal activity by publishing information about common types of Internet scams.  Hoax-Slayer also includes anti-spam tips, computer and email security information, articles about true email forwards and much more.  New articles are added to the Hoax-Slayer website every week.”

So in other words, Hoax-Slayer is out with a mission to remove any scams and hoaxes around on the internet to make it a better and safer place for all!  The site has a variety of really helpful articles and guides to help you avoid any problems!

The site is really worth browsing over to prepare you for any potentially problematic emails/scams on the internet!

Bank Safe Online is a website geared towards teaching people about scams and fraud which occurs online linked with Banks.  It also focuses on teaching people how they do can do their bit in the fight against online scams and fraud.  There are 7 key elements to their site, the first is called Types of Scams.  This teaches you about three very common types of scam: Phishing, Trojan and Money Mules.  Its aims to try to help you understand what is is, and how they work.

Another key part is Spotting Scams, this shows you examples of recent scams/fraud emails which have come to their attention.  By viewing these examples you will be able to spot the scams far quicker.  As you’ll see, they can be hard to spot as some are well designed to look authentic.  In the section called Protecting yourself you are able to download their free guides to help you protect yourself from any harm.

On the site their is also a frequently asked questions section which are very good and thorough.  If you have any further questions then you can also email them through the Request Advice page.  If you wish to find out more, the site also has a Helpful Sites page which has links to sites which aim to help stop online scam and fraud.

Finally, and probably most importantly, Reporting a Scam.  Bank Safe Online want you to help them fight against online scams.  So if you think you have a Scam Email then follow one of their steps to report it.