Avoiding Online Scams - Arnold Library - Adult Learning

Stay one step ahead of online scammers with this practical and confidence-building short course. In today’s digital world, it’s more important than ever to know how to pro-tect yourself and your personal information online.

You’ll explore the most common types of internet scams, from online dating and banking fraud to identity theft and phishing.

You’ll learn how to spot warning signs, keep your data secure, and follow safe online practices.

The course also covers current online safety rules and regulations, helping you understand your rights and responsibilities when using the internet.

By the end of this session you will be better at recognising potential scams, safeguarding your information, and using the internet with greater confidence and awareness.

No prior knowledge of online safety is required.

This course is designed for any adults who wants to feel safer and more informed online. Laptops will be provided for use on this course. You are also welcome to bring along your own devices.

If you receive certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course, please visit our funding page for further information.

Residency in England

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must be living in England permanently and live outside of the devolved areas listed below or live within the East Midlands Combined County Authority (EMCCA) devolved area (Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire).

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 

• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

• Greater London

• Greater Manchester

• Liverpool City Region

• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland

• Tees Valley

• West of England

• West Midlands

• West Yorkshire

Residency Eligibility – other criteria

If you are living in the UK on a visa we will require evidence of this in order to be funded for the course, you can upload this evidence when you apply for the course. (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

Some exceptions may apply for example

• Your visa expiry date must be beyond the end of your course

• Asylum seekers must have lived in the UK for 6 months or longer while their claim is being considered by the Home Office

• You are receiving local authority support under section 23C or section 23CA of the Children Act 1989 or the Care Act 2014

Any learner who is not funded full cost fees would apply to these courses.