Since September last year, the county council has been working with ‘Get Safe Online’ to recruit volunteers to a ‘Digital Ambassador’ programme, a spokesman from West Sussex County Council said.
To prevent victims from being targeted, the county council aims to educate people on the types of scams and how to avoid them. They will also provide equipment on loan to eliminate the risk of scammers defrauding victims.
The county council’s trading standards team will work alongside the community safety and wellbeing team to educate victims through ‘Safe Against Scams’ webinars. The webinars are designed to raise awareness of scams, how to spot them and what to do if you or someone you know falls victim to scammers.
A spokesperson from West Sussex County Copuncil said: “Our trading standards team do a lot of work with vulnerable residents across West Sussex who have already been targeted by scams, aiming to educate them on different types of scams and how to avoid them.
“They also provide telephone call blocking devices (on loan) to those who are vulnerable and receive large volumes of calls to their landline. The team work alongside our community safety and wellbeing team to run free monthly ‘Safe Against Scams’ webinars which help to raise awareness of different types of scams, how to spot them and what to do if you or someone you know become a victim.
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