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A Fine Romance...or a Bad Romance? #FraudFree2026 |
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Good afternoon, Can you believe it? It’s less than a month until Valentine’s Day! If your new year’s resolution was to find love in 2026, or if you weren’t looking for love but are contacted online and romantic messages are exchanged, please do take care. Estimates show that 80% of people meet their significant other online, but equally, research shows that 82% of all fraud originates online. So before you dive in to what could be a bad romance, consider watching The Beauty Queen and the Catfish “The perfect man was a lie. Flirtatious online chats escalated to a chilling campaign of manipulation, deceit and cyberstalking” to find out more:
Please do share this important warning with friends and family and encourage them to sign up for their own Hampshire Alert: https://www.hampshirealert.co.uk/ Hampshire Alerts is not a crime reporting portal – please do not report crime here. If you realise you’ve been scammed and wish to report a fraud that has already happened, please report it to Report Fraud either by phone 0300 123 2040 or online at: https://www.reportfraud.police.uk/ However, if a fraud or other crime is in progress, and/or you are in fear for yourself or someone else, and/or there is evidence in situ that could be damaged/destroyed, please phone 999 immediately. Otherwise, report non-fraud crime online, or find out about other ways to report a crime at: https://www.hampshire.police.uk/ro/report/ocr/af/how-to-report-a-crime/ If you would like to report a crime anonymously please contact: https://crimestoppers-uk.org/ or phone 0800 555 111 If you've been affected by a crime please contact Victim Care Hub for free, confidential, support: https://www.hampshireiowvictimcare.co.uk/ or phone 0808 178 1641 If you’ve received a phishing email please report it to your email provider and/or forward it to report@phishing.gov.uk If you’ve received unwanted phone calls or texts from people you think are trying to scam you, but you haven’t engaged with them, please forward the text/phone number to 7726 or your phone provider. Thank you – Fraud Safeguarding Team
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