Fraud and online safety
DIGITAL AND INNOVATION ESSENTIALS
To help keep your business safe, you and all your employees should know how to spot and avoid fraud.
Fraudsters can target a business of any size and the costs can be very high.
In this lesson, you'll learn about some of the main online safety risks and how they can impact your business. You'll learn the main ways you can protect your business. So, you'll feel better equipped if you do experience online risks.
If you think you've been scammed:
- Report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or online at http://www.actionfraud.police.uk . If you're in Scotland, you can contact Police Scotland on 101
- Take steps to stop further damage. If the scam affects your bank account, you should contact your bank or phone 159. This is a number you can call to be directed to your bank’s fraud team
- If you think someone has one of your passwords, take action to change your passwords
Deepen your learning
If you'd like to deepen your fraud and online safety learning, you can find plenty more guides on the Lloyds Bank Fraud hub and in our Lloyds Bank Academy Keep your business safe and secure page.
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