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VILLAGE NEWS
NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH (NHW)
Five common online scams - stay alert.
1 COMPUTER VIRUSES
Computer viruses (sometimes called malware) are
programmes designed to break into your computer.
Fraudsters often hide viruses in email attach-
ments .The virus can take over your computer and
give control to criminals. Always ensure your anti-virus
software is up to date.
2 ONLINE SHOPPING
Be cautious when entering your credit card details and
personal information on a shopping website. Ensure
the company has a reputation for online security.
3 FAKE WEBSITES
Scammers can create fake websites which look like
the official ones. Often they look very similar - only a
few tiny details may be different. Scammers will try to
direct people to their fake websites by email, hoping to
gain personal login details. They also imitate or dupli-
cate a service offered by government (passport renew-
al or new driving licence) for additional fees. If you are
in doubt which website to use, go through GOVUK, the
official website, to find what you need.
4 RELATIONSHIP SCAMS
Some people use social networks such as dating web-
sites or chat rooms to scam people Once they’ve
gained your trust they’ll start asking you for money,
often by telling you an emotional or hard luck story.
5 HEALTH SCAMS
Unrealistic claims may be made about medically relat-
ed products such as miracle health cures. Fake online
pharmacies may offer medicines cheaply. Check
whether an online pharmacy is legitimate by clicking
on the ‘’Registered Pharmacy‘’ logo on the website
home page - this should lead to the General Pharma-
ceutical Council website.
Anyone with information should contact police on 101
or Crime stoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111 or
online at
www.crimestoppers-uk.org
Call 999 if the incident is recognised as an emergency.
To pass information regarding rural burglaries email
burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk
Your village NW Coordinators are:
Richard West 811467 Clive Williams 811828
BUCKDEN WI
We welcomed Barry Jobling
to our March meeting. He
fascinated us with a presen-
tation of pictures covering
the family resident at Ivel-
bury in 1914 and the pres-
ence of the Lovat Scouts billeted at The towers with
their 15 pounder guns prior to their deployment to
Ypres. It intrigued us to compare Buckden one hun-
dred years ago with the present day, still recognisa-
ble but largely hidden behind motor vehicles.
The next meeting is on April 5
th
when ‘The Spanish
Amandas’ will cook up something Spanish. The com-
petition will be for a Spanish souvenir and we hope
members will support the sales table! Visitors are
always welcome. If more information is needed
please call Judith Armitage on 811717.
Buckden Village Festival
Calling all Clubs
Free pitch for all Village Clubs & Societies
Raise funds for your club
Recruit new members
Provide an entertaining sideshow
Whatever you want to do we would be pleased to have you! If you have not told us you are coming
please let us know or email us at
BuckdenVillageFestival@gmail.com
.
Do you like this year’s logo? The winning design was done by Lucy (12) who won the £25 prize with this
very eye catching design.
Buckden Village Festival - 2
nd
July 2016
Buckden Surgery Patients’ Association
200 Club Prize Winners
March 2016 Draw
£100 No. 80
Mrs Clare Petty
£25
No. 87
Mr Chris King
£25
No. 117 Mr Richard West
£25
No. 151 Mrs Ann Hamilton
£25
No. 118 Mrs Jill Elliott
THANKS
I would like to thank all who supported or attended
my charity Boden shopping event last month. It was
a roaring success, we managed to raise on the day
£1150 for the Alex Hulme Foundation and Aspen-Re
have agreed to add a further £1000 to our total. We
will be handing the charity a cheque for £2150 in
total for which they are delighted. A lot of fun was
had by all. Hope to see you all again next year .
Carole