The guide is useful for the young as well as older people and can help educate those in your community about how to avoid some of the most common scams.

People of all ages can fall for scams. However, older people can be at a greater risk from scams and of being targeted by scammers than younger people. Someone who lives alone and has limited social contact may not have anyone they can talk with to discuss a letter or phone call, to help them work out if it is real or not.

You can find a link to the Avoiding Scams guide here which is available for Community Councils to share more widely.