Fraud Prevention Zoom as part of Older People’s Week

This week the Neighbourhood Network team in partnership with DS Ben Robinson of Humberside Police hosted a Fraud Prevention awareness over Zoom as part of the Older Peoples Week Celebrations.

Anyone can become a victim of fraud, however the average age of a scam victim is 75, showing that criminals tend to prey on older and often more vulnerable members of society.

• April 2019 – March 2020 Humberside saw 471 reported victims of fraud & £13.7 MILLION in reported losses

• 30% chance of being a victim again within 12 months

• April 2018 – March 2019 Humberside recorded £600,000 lost in Romance fraud

Its important to share examples of fraud and how we can best protect ourselves and others, such as ‘taking five’ or knowing where to forward fraudulent emails or texts that we receive.

For those of you who missed the session or just want to recap, please click on the link below to read through Ben’s presentation – https://Fraud Doc

There are lots of activities scheduled for the Older Peoples Week – see below for information

https://www.humberside-pcc.gov.uk/Image-Library/OPP-Week-Booklet.pdf

https://twitter.com/OlderPeopleHER

(https://facebook.com/olderpeoplespartnershipHER)

#CelebrationofOlderPeoplesWeek