HOME INSTEAD SENIOR CARE, OXFORDNEWSLETTER 2 2014TEL: 01865 841362www.homeinstead.co.uk/oxford

Fraud Protection Tool Kit

Aida at the Oxford New Theatre

Helping people

stay safely at

home

Tips to keeping safe from Scams:

Join the Telephone and Mail Preference Services.Be aware of the dangers of email and phishing tactics.Watch loved ones for changes in lifestyle or unusual financial activity.Be alert to ‘new friends’.Never provide personal information in a call that you did not initiate.Ensure that any charities you are donating to have a registered charity number.Ensure that you never disclose your PIN to anyone. Shred documents containing sensitive information.

The facts:

More than seven out of ten older people in Britain (over 6.6 million people) are targeted by scams every month (Help the Aged/Barclays 2008 Report)

Data collected for the 2012/2013 financial year by the National Fraud Authority estimates that £1.5 billion of losses were suffered by older people (National Fraud Authority (NFA). Annual Fraud Indicator (AFI) 2013)

Courtesy of one of our clients, who is keen to convert as many of the younger generation to Opera as he can, eight members of the Oxford Home Instead team attended Verdi’s Opera Aida at the New Theatre in Oxford.

Mrs Sue Dunster, owner said ‘I thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere and found myself immersed in the whole story! The digital display told the story so we were all able to keep up. I found the voice of Elena Dee (Aida) absolutely stunning and the orchestra conducted by Nicolae Dohotaru was lovely to listen to. A big thank you to Peter for introducing us all to this art form’