Get Safe Online: Buying Safely Online

There were 117,000 reported cases of people being defrauded whilst buying online in 2022, totalling losses of £67 million. Don’t become another victim this festive season!

The actual figures are considerably higher, as the majority of purchase frauds go unreported by their victims.

There aren’t many things we can’t buy online, but the internet is also a favourite place for fraudsters, often using social media, marketplaces & fake websites.

Protect yourself & your finances whether it’s Black Friday, Christmas or any other time or year.

Get Safe Online is the UK’s leading source of information and advice on online safety and security, for the public and small businesses. It is a not-for profit, public/private sector partnership backed by law enforcement agencies and leading organisations in internet security, banking and retail.

For more information and expert, easy-to-follow, impartial advice on safeguarding yourself, your family, finances, devices and workplace, visit www.getsafeonline.org If you think you have been a victim of fraud, report it to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk or by calling 0300 123 2040. If you are in Scotland, contact Police Scotland on 101.