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July 2016

Keeping the online scammers at bay

2016-07-11T12:07:24+01:00July 11th, 2016|Recent news|

Online scams – and the ways in which residents can keep their home computers, tablets and smartphones safe – are this week’s focus of attention for Croydon Council’s trading standards team as Scams Awareness Month continues.

Hackers use computer viruses […]

Beware smooth telephone operators

2016-07-05T08:37:47+01:00July 5th, 2016|Recent news|

Many people, particularly trusting older folk, believe that the personal approach of a telephone call cannot possibly mean that the sincere-sounding voice on the end of the line is trying to con them out of their hard-earned […]