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Beware of false information about the coronavirus!

The internet and social media are flooded with fake news or misinformation about the coronavirus. Rumours and theories about Covid-19 are spreading at lightning speed. 

Don't believe everything you read or hear, but base it on the…
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10,000 reports of suspicious messages every day

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Beware of fake competitions and giveaways on Facebook

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Phishing in the name of PayPal

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Police warns of phishing in the name of PayPal

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Passwords are a thing of the past!

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Messages to suspicious@safeonweb.be nearly doubled in 2020

Last year, internet users sent no less than 3,225,234 messages to the e-mail address suspicious@safeonweb.be. That means more than 8,800 messages per day were sent, which is almost double compared to 2019.  That year, you sent us 1,700,000…

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Suspicious text messages can now be also be forwarded to suspicious@safeonweb.be

Good news! From now on you can also forward suspicious text messages (or smishing) to suspicious@safeonweb.be. Just send us a screenshot and we will have the link in the message blocked!
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Missed calls from a foreign number? Beware of Wangiri Fraud

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