With the development of new technology, original crimes 'of the streets' are developing also, and heading online. To put this into perspective, according to the Office of National Statistics, over a four month period, approximately 5.1 million incidents of 'online fraud' was recorded, and a further 2.5 million incidents of crimes which fell under the Computer Misuse Act.

To better protect ourselves, ActionFraud have developed the 'PROTECT' scheme.

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