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Young Friends Against Scams pack

Free scams awareness resource pack for youth groups

Run a youth organisation like a scout or youth group? In partnership with Friends Against Scams we've developed an awareness session for children aged 8+ to help make them scam aware.

The Young Friends Against Scams resource pack has been created to help leaders of youth organisations inform young people on how to recognise and avoid scams.

Download and print your pack.


online scams

Online scams advice

Scams Action is a new service from Citizens Advice giving information and advice about online scams. 

You can contact the service if you:

  • think you've found an online scam
  • have been scammed online
  • want to report an online scam
  • are acting on behalf of someone who's been scammed online.

Scams Action will let you know what to do next and give you support.

Contact Scams Action.


phone call

Block nuisance calls

Do you get lots of nuisance calls, or do you know someone who does?

To help put a stop to these calls, we are loaning out call blockers to those who we feel might benefit from them. Register your interest through Citizens Advice.

There are two call blocker manufacturers that are members of our business approval scheme Buy With Confidence. These are CPR Call Blocker and trueCall.

CPR Call Blocker is offering a discount to those we refer at the end of the loan period, and to all new customers who contact them direct to buy a call blocker. To get your discount, enter the code 10NEW if you buy online or ask for a new customer discount if you order by phone.

Alternatively, most call providers offer a call-blocking service - get in touch with your provider to find out more.

September 2019

South Hams farmer banned from keeping animals. 


Teignbridge farmer banned from keeping animals.


Knives

Warning after retailers sell knives to teens without asking for ID.


Macaque skulls

Multi-agency investigation into trading of endangered species.


Newton Abbot loan shark couple ordered to pay back their ill-gotten gains.


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