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Romance Fraud 2024

Romance Fraud is a crime which is a financially driven fraud designed to exploit victims for money. It is carried out by criminals exploiting victims by convincing them they are in a genuine romantic relationship.

This guidance explains what romance fraud is and how to protect yourself against it.

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Sextortion

Sextortion is a type of cyber-enabled extortion which involves the threat of sharing sexual information, images or clips to extort money from you, whether images actually exist or not. Police Scotland have advice on what you can do to reduce […]

Cyber Cluster Events

A list of all the Scottish Cyber Cluster events.

23 Things

The SSSC 23 Things Digital programme provides basic digital capabilities resources and was inspired and influenced by the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things programme. You don’t have to be registered with the SSSC to take part in the 23 Things.

Scams and Frauds

Information on the different types of fraud and advice on how you can avoid becoming a victim.

Government Security

This site is the home of security strategies, standards, policies, and guidance for UK government departments and their arm’s length bodies.

Digital Wellbeing

Find out why it’s important to keep yourself and your data safe with ‘Digi Know?’