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What you'll get from this article:
Learn to identify potential scams
Find out ways to protect you and your business
Know what to do if you fall victim to a scam
Scammers? Here’s what to watch out for
We sat down with Kristina Grinkina, Senior Policy Advisor at The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to better understand the common scams that businesses and individuals face, how they are evolving and what you can do to protect yourself.
Key things to remember
- Don’t share personal information such as banking or password details.
- If you’re not sure whether someone you know really sent an email or is calling you, contact that person by other means to check.
- If communication feels overly urgent, or slightly suspicious, take the time to properly analyse it. Do not respond or click on links if you aren’t sure they are safe
Further reading
For further information and guidance check out the links below from FSB, the National Cyber Security Centre and Action Fraud.
- FSB’s business crime report: https://www.fsb.org.uk/resource-report/cracking-the-case-uncovering-the-cost-of-small-business-crime.html
- Protecting your business against email phishing: https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources-page/protect-against-email-phishing-scams.html
- Action Fraud warns against remote access scams: https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources-page/action-fraud-warns-of-remote-access-scams.html
- How to protect your business against six common scams: https://www.fsb.org.uk/resources-page/how-to-protect-your-business-against-six-common-scams.html
- FSB membership page: https://www.fsb.org.uk/membership.html
- NCSC guidance for small and medium sized organisations: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/small-medium-sized-organisations
- Action Fraud website: https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
