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Anti-scam toolkit for students launches


A resource to help students and young people avoid scams has been created

Richard Young

Posted 21 November 2023 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|South West


UPDATES: A new Student Scams Toolkit aims to help young people recognise the frauds most likely to target them, offering practical guidance on everything from rental and employment scams to online shopping and romance fraud before losses occur.

Trading Standards South West (TSSW) and Heart of the South West Trading Standards (HotSWTS) have launched a new online toolkit designed to help students and young people avoid being scammed.

<a href="https://www.tssw.org.uk/student-scams-toolkit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Student Scams Toolkit</a> provides advice to young people on the t...

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