Getsafeonline.org are promoting Get Safe Online Week during the week beginning October 7th 2024.
An older person in England and Wales becomes a victim of fraud every 40 seconds (Age UK 2019).
A report from the Centre for Counter Fraud Studies (BBC 2019) refers to people 65+ being 3x more likely to lose money to fraudsters than be burgled and that stigma makes them too embarrassed to tell friends and families so they are even more vulnerable.
One of our most popular Good Practice Snapshots is Minimising Risk of Scams and the Impact on Older People which erosh members can access here.
We have also produced a Good Practice Guide – Digital Engagement and Older People which looks at the benefits and barriers to digital engagement and erosh members can access this Good Practice Guide here.
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