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Need us but our lines are busy? Why not send a DM instead? Our contact centre @MerPolCC is open 24/7 & takes non-emergencies on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram. You can also report a non-urgent crime at merseyside.police.uk or have your query answered at askthe.police.uk
🚨 Make yourself a harder target for criminals.
ℹ️ Avoid sharing personal details that fraudsters could use to perpetrate fraud against you, such as your birthday, where you live, or pet names.
Find out more: orlo.uk/0ZUfZ
⚠️ Email and social media hacking is the most common form of cyber crime in the UK.
✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey.
Find out more: orlo.uk/MJWZr
🔐 October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
🚨 There were 44,355 victims of email and social media account hacking last year.
✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey.
Find out more: orlo.uk/vtAB9
🚨 If your email or social media account is hacked, tell the police using Re-port Fraud at: orlo.uk/MpjGi
ℹ️ For advice on recovering a hacked account, visit: orlo.uk/kCeFD
🚨 Make yourself a harder target for criminals.
ℹ️ Avoid sharing personal details that fraudsters could use to perpetrate fraud against you, such as your birthday, where you live, or pet names.
Find out more: orlo.uk/q6UD1
✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey.
ℹ️ Where passkeys are unavailable, use strong passwords, for example generated by a password manager and enable 2SV.
Find out more: orlo.uk/JuiiP
⚠️ Email and social media hacking is the most common form of cyber crime in the UK.
✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey.
Find out more: orlo.uk/BRjAn
🔐 October is #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth
🚨 There were 44,355 victims of email and social media account hacking last year.
✅ Protect your email and social media accounts with a passkey.
Find out more: orlo.uk/QTkpP
⚠️ Are you a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) experiencing a #ransomware attack?
Report it to the police immediately by calling 0300 123 2040. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: orlo.uk/OLjaG
⚠️ Are you a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) experiencing a #ransomware attack?
Report it to the police immediately by calling 0300 123 2040. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: orlo.uk/cwG41
Have you been affected by a #ransomware attack?
🚨The National Cyber Security Centre and UK law enforcement do not encourage, endorse nor condone the payment of ransom demands.
Find out more: orlo.uk/ZI9lC
⚠️ Are you a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) experiencing a #ransomware attack?
Report it to the police immediately by calling 0300 123 2040. This service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Find out more: orlo.uk/mwUC5
⚠️ 323 organisations reported a ransomware attack to the police during Financial Year 2025/26.
Over 50% were small or medium-sized enterprises.
Find out how to protect your organisation against ransomware: orlo.uk/bISHL
#Ransomware
⚠️Banks or the police will never call and ask you to:
❌transfer money
❌send a courier to your home to collect bank cards, cash or other valuables
Find out how criminals stole £21 million from victims of courier fraud: orlo.uk/08MPI
#CourierFraud
Received a call that doesn't feel right?
ℹ️ Don't trust the Caller ID display on your phone - it's not proof of ID.
✅You can report scam calls by sending a text to 7726 with the word 'Call' followed by the scam caller's number.
#CourierFraud
⚠️ If you've received a call that doesn't feel right, STOP! Hang up.
✅ Contact the organisation directly using the contact details on official correspondence or website, or by calling 159 for your bank.
Read more: orlo.uk/jxDbK
#CourierFraud
ℹ️ Banks or the police will never call and ask you to transfer money, or send a courier to your home to collect bank cards, cash or other valuables.
Find out how criminals stole £21 million from victims of courier fraud: orlo.uk/9b2xZ
#CourierFraud
Received a call that doesn't feel right?
ℹ️ Don't trust the Caller ID display on your phone - it's not proof of ID.
✅You can report scam calls by sending a text to 7726 with the word 'Call' followed by the scam caller's number.
#CourierFraud
⚠️ If you've received a call that doesn't feel right, STOP! Hang up.
✅ Contact the organisation directly using the contact details on official correspondence or website, or by calling 159 for your bank.
Read more: orlo.uk/hwn1V
#CourierFraud
⚠️ Criminals stole over £21 million from courier fraud victims in 2025
ℹ️ Banks or the police won't call and ask you to transfer money, or send a courier to your home to collect cards, cash or other valuables
Read more: orlo.uk/ZBP2K
#CourierFraud




















