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ActionFraud: National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre
Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and internet crime where you should report fraud if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime.
http://www.actionfraud.police.uk/
Get Safe Online
A unique resource providing practical advice on how to protect yourself, your computers and mobiles device and your business against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other problems encountered online. It contains guidance on many other related subjects, including performing backups and how to avoid theft or loss of your computer, smartphone or tablet. Get Safe Online is a jointly funded initiative between several Government departments and private sector businesses.
http://www.getsafeonline.org/
Have I Been Pwned?
A site which allows you to check if you have an account that has been compromised in a data breach. All the data in the site comes from website breaches which have been made publicly available. From Troy Hunt, a developer, architect and web security specialist
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
Online Shopping Safety Guide
The CouponChief site have created a really useful guide to being safe online - the sections on Online Threats and Shopping Security are particularly useful.
https://www.couponchief.com/guides/online_shopping_safety
Safer Internet Centre
A partnership of three leading organisations, Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for young people.
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/