Philip (Phil) England

F raudsters can use your information for many different things ,  such as opening financial accounts ,   applying for  credit or committing  other  illegal activities. If they don't have enough information on you to create a full identity, they can use what they  already have  to  then access   further details  in scams.  Common  scams include  phishing and vishing .    T he more information a fraudster  can access  about  someone , the more attractive that person is to them.   These methods are known as s ocial  e ngineering  and their use  is on the rise , as  it's becoming easier than ever for individuals to give out their personal information. So, how do your details get on the dark web? If your personal details are stolen for example, through a service you use being hacked, they can end up on the dark web, where they can be bought and sold by criminals. There are many ways your data can end up on the dark web. The most common ones include: 1. Your data being involved in t

SOCIAL MEDIA SCAM WARNING:  There are a number of scams on Facebook, one that seems to be all over it is this one from WETHERSPOON.... From their website:  "Wetherspoon does not use any social media. Any promotions on social media which appear to be from Wetherspoon are, therefore, unofficial and fake – so please do not participate or share your details with such adverts. We will continue to report fake pages and do apologise for any inconvenience caused by these un-associated spam accounts." Their 'official' website is https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/