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Action Fraud have asked us to share advice to ensure your email and social media are accounts at this busy, festive time: Action Fraud issues a new warning to stay safe online after £1.3 million lost from hacked email and social media account scams last year | Action Fraud

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https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/campaign/action-fraud-issues-a-new-warning-to-stay-safe-online-after-1-3-million-lost-from-hacked-email-and-social-media-account-scams-last-year 

If you've been affected by a crime please contact Victim Care Hub for free, confidential support: Home - Hampshire Victim Care Hub (hampshireiowvictimcare.co.uk) or phone 0808 178 1641

If you would like to report a crime anonymously please contact: Independent UK charity taking crime information anonymously | Crimestoppers (crimestoppers-uk.org) or phone 0800 555 111

Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here.

If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Action Fraud either phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: Action Fraud

If a crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. 

Otherwise, report online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: Report a crime | Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary

Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team