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🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨

Scammers are creating realistic AI websites. They pose as retailers, like jewellery stores, that are 'closing down'. They offer leftover stock to their customers for 'free', aside from delivery costs.

Warning signs to look out for:
🚩 Only 5-star reviews on their homepage.
🚩 Photos of a real storefront but no address for an actual store.
🚩 Urgent language, for example: “everything free storewide until midnight.”

Paying delivery may seem like a small risk but scammers will gain access to your personal and financial details. If it's too good to be true, it's probably a scam.

If you have been or suspect you’ve been a victim of a data breach or identity theft, contact ID Support NSW and report the scam to ReportCyber ➡️ https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover/report

Free guides, worksheets, and templates to help you protect your family online

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Here’s how to set up and perform regular backups

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Some posting ideas

You don’t have to post daily if not necessary, can choose once or twice a week

Think about what your brand’s unique services, your brand’s best offerings, something important to your business/company, and choose to post relevant, informative timely content

Have fun with design, your brand’s colour, mix it up, and see what people engage with

Safer Internet Day 2026 is here!

The internet connects and inspires us, and the eSafety Commissioner reminds us that safety is what keeps those experiences positive and impactful.

This Safer Internet Day, we are sharing 5 simple tips that can help everyone stay safe online and contribute to a kinder, more respectful digital world:

✅ Be kind: Show empathy, respect and kindness in every online interaction.

✅ Balance your screen time: Make space for offline connection, rest and reflection.

✅ Speak up: Report online abuse and harmful content to eSafety.

✅ Protect your space: Use privacy settings, strong passwords or parental controls.

✅ Start the conversation: Talk about online safety with your networks.

Small steps. Smarter habits. A safer internet for everyone.

What tip will you commit to today?

Learn more 👉 eSafety.gov.au/SID

And just like that, a new school year is starting! 📚

With such an exciting milestone for children and parents alike, it’s a timely reminder to be mindful of what may be included in photos being posted online.

Before tapping the ‘share’ button, double check to see if there is any identifying information!

We recommend considering your privacy settings and ensuring there is no personal information visible in what you’re posting.

We all play a part in stopping the spread of misinformation 💬

By taking a few seconds to verify what you’re seeing, you help prevent misinformation from gaining momentum.

Police are urging the public to be cautious when it comes to selling goods on Facebook Marketplace and other social media sites 📱

Police have recently investigated reports of people being threatened or assaulted, and possessions taken from them when they meet with people posing as potential buyers of goods on social media.

During these incidents, the buyers have taken the goods from the seller aggressively without paying, and allegedly threaten the seller with a weapon.

Police urge anyone selling on these platforms to exercise caution and if you so experience aggressive behaviour, report it to Police.

There are a number of quick changes that you can do to keep yourself safe ⤵️

🖥️ Police recommend using a reputable online site to sell items instead of social media.
🖥️ If the buyer insists on meeting at an unusual location to complete the sale, be cautious. It may be that they do not want to be identified for a specific reason.
🖥️ Equally, if buyers are reluctant to meet in person or insist items are dropped off at a location, they may be avoiding being seen or identified.
🖥️ If you are meeting in person, do not go alone, and make sure it is in a public place away from any alleyways or side streets where someone could quickly disappear into.
🖥️ Check the social media profile of the buyer. Is it a new profile or relatively blank? Take a screenshot of the profile and your conversation before meeting. There is a chance it may be a fake profile, and they are sometimes deleted after you have met with them.
🖥️ When selling items, make sure the money is in your account before sending or handing off items.
🖥️ If a deal seems too good to be true, it probably is.

If you would like to report an incident to Police, call 105, or report it online at 105.police.govt.nz, clicking “Make a Report.”

Stay safe these holidays!!

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