Friends Against Scams
There are now 25,000 Friends Against Scams, the National Trading Standards Scams Teams goal is to have 1 million Friends by 2020.
Check out the National Trading Standards Scams Team Initiative
Training and Awareness Raising
Go online to do a Friends Against Scams Session (click here)
Alternatively you can attend a Face to Face Friends Against Scams Session delivered by:
Karen Littleford, Safeguarding Adults Lead (Scam Champion)
Friends Against Scams - Face to Face Training
Aim of the Session:
To have a good understanding of the implications of a variety of scams and have the confidence to raise awareness about scams
Objectives of the session:
- To be able to describe what a scam is and understand the variety of scams
- To be able to understand the victim impact of a scam
- To understand a typical perpetrator profile
- To be able to identify the signs of a scam
- To know how to advise scam victims and how to report a scam
Details:
Who can attend? Anyone living, working or volunteering in Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin
Date: 25th September 2017 (1pm – 2:15pm)
Venue: Shropshire Partners in Care, 6 Farriers Business Centre Annscroft, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY5 8AN.
Cost: Free to Attend (booking essential)
Trainer: Karen Littleford, Safeguarding Adults Lead, Scam Champion
Booking essential: Shropshire Partners in Care, contact Deborah Warman for a Booking Form 01743 860011 or dwarman@spic.co.uk