🔍 Searching for a new home? Watch out for rental scams! Be cautious of unusually low rents, urgent requests for payment, and landlords who won’t meet in person. Do your homework! #RentalScams #ApartmentHunting #StaySafe

🚨 Beware of rental scams. Avoid upfront payments, insist on meeting the landlord in person, and always verify property details. Stay safe out there! #ScamAware #RentalScams #MeetTheLandlord

Today, Compliance teamed up with Hull City Council Licensing and Humber Roads Police to conduct thorough vehicle and driver checks. Officers came across this tyre with cords exposed. Police taking action and PHV licence suspended! ^DB #PublicSafety #PartnershipWorking #TyreSafety

Running a food business? Ensure your environment supports food safety with clear procedures and proper training for all staff. 🧑‍🍳 Explore our comprehensive guidance to strengthen your workplace safety here ▶️ food.gov.uk/here-to-help #BusinessSupport #FoodSafety

Last night, Compliance teamed up with Preston City Council Licensing and BTP Greater Manchester at Preston train station checking vehicles and drivers. 2 PHV licences suspended for illegal tyres ^DB #PublicSafety #PartnershipWorking #TyreSafety

Compliance were also at Blackpool North train station last night with Blackpool Council Licensing and BTP Greater Manchester checking vehicles/drivers. two people to be summonsed, one an unlicensed driver, the other his son who allowed Dad to drive his PHV picking up passengers! #PublicSafety

Wolverhampton Council taxi licensing working tonight in Stratford Upon Avon jointly with Warwickshire police Stratford council and Warwick council. Excellent team work in operation keeping public safe. ^CC

Tip #1 of our #TopTipsforSummer series is: Beware of dodgy hayfever treatments🌳💉 Hear our advice from our Head of Advertising, Claire Tilstone. Read more on this tip here 🔗️ bit.ly/3YjoARn

♻️ Small electricals and household batteries recycling service launches this week. 😺 Funded by Recycle Your Electricals - mascot HypnoCat is here to purrrrrrrsuade you to join in. ✅ Bag items up and leave them out with your domestic waste & recycling. FAQS 👉 orlo.uk/FoOks

Officers from Public Protection, Wednesfield & Heath Town Police and Wolves Foundation will be Wton's Markets #Wednesfield tomorrow. Please see the poster for details

🛜On social media, oversharing may mean overexposing! Read our expert tips about how to share safely. #WhatDoYouShare #ScamAware getsafeonline.org/whatdoyoushare

📱Is your profile isn’t set to private, think about who might see it and what others could find out about you. That goes for location settings on your phone and apps too. #WhatDoYouShare #ScamAware getsafeonline.org/whatdoyoushare

🚨Did you know that last year students lost over £4,2m to #RentalFraud? Follow these tips to protect yourself. ✅Always view the property first. ✅Don’t pay until you have reviewed the contract. ✅ Avoid bank transfer payments, if possible. 🔗actionfraud.police.uk/studentsafety

🗣️The phrase ‘fall for a scam’ is often used, but you don’t hear ‘fall for a burglary’. This language puts blame on the victim. We need to change the language we use when talking to, and about fraud and scam victims. #NoBlameNoShame #WeAreScamSurvivors

🔐Using the same password for multiple online accounts leaves you more vulnerable to getting hacked. 💻Use your browser to create and store passwords, it’s a quick and simple way to improve the security of your online accounts.

💻Some of the most common scams reported to Action Fraud involve fraudsters connecting remotely to a victim's computer. ⚠️Never allow remote access to your computer following an unsolicited call, text message or browser pop-up.

🗨️It is so important to ensure that the blame is placed on the criminal to ensure that the victims feel no shame about their situation. Language can really make a big difference with this and can be crucial to a victim's recovery. #NoBlameNoShame #ScamAware

Do you have any queries or concerns about scams and crime prevention? If so, Officers from Public Protection and Wednesfield & Heath Town Police will be returning to Wton's Markets #Wednesfield soon. Please see the poster below for details

🚨 Report suspicious text messages by forwarding them to 7726 (it's free of charge). Your reports help to protect the public against fraud and cyber crime. 13,000 scams have been removed as of May 2022 as part of the 7726 service. #ReportThePhish

Students are regularly recruited by cybercriminals for malware coding, money muling and other illegal activities. Think about getting a degree and a lucrative career in cybersecurity, NOT a criminal record. getsafeonline.org/saferstudents #SaferStudents