In a survey of 7,000 people, 15 percent across the UK, US, Ireland and Canada reported receiving a call from scammers. Of these, 22 percent had been deceived by the phishers and so lost money (source: Microsoft).

Long said, “The scammers tell their victims they are providing free security checks and add authenticity by claiming to represent legitimate companies and using telephone directories to refer to their victims by name.”

Victims of the scam are told that, to fix things, all they have to do is give the caller remote access to their computer.

Once trust has been established, the scammers attempt to make the victim think there’s something wrong with their computer. They then trick them into downloading software that gives hackers remote access to their computer.

In the Llandovery area alone this month, seven people have contacted Mr Long after being told they had a virus.  Two of these entered their credit card details on line after giving the scammers access to their computer, thereby allowing them to capture their card details.  As a result their accounts were raided and they only became aware of the theft when they were contacted by their banks.

Mr Long said, “The best way for people to protect themselves is to keep their computer’s security software up to date and to be suspicious of unsolicited calls.  If somebody telephones you out of the blue, never give them remote access to your computer and certainly don’t give them your credit card details.  If you are concerned that you have a virus, then contact a reputable company.”

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Speechless! I’m so happy with my new website its’ everything I wanted and more!
Lily Blue

About Lily Blue Designs – Thanks to some exciting shows featuring her work, Lily Blue’s reputation as an original talent has been growing in LA fashion circles. Many of her pieces have caught the eye of performers who are looking for clothes which are not only exquisitely tailored, but mirror their individual style and passion for life. Recently, she has been concentrating on requests for bespoke, hand-stitched fashion pieces for private clients, inspired by classic shapes which Lily Blue sculpts, weaves and stitches into unique works of art.

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I was shocked at the beginning of 2011 when I took on a Work Experience person for a week from the local high school. He was a very able person, and quickly picked up everything I showed him, but even though he was studying ICT at school, this amounted to teaching him basic office skills such as Microsoft Word & Excel, which I would have thought was a pre requisite for all students preparing for the world of work.

Until recently I have brought in expertise to help on specific projects I am working on, but I have always been unable to find these skills locally, and have had to go further afield. At the end of last year I decided to grow my business. I needed a young person to join my team as a full time employee. Again I was unable to find anybody with basic web design skills. In the end I have employed a young, enthusiastic person, who I can train, but this will obviously take time, and cost me.

As a parent with 2 children, one of whom starts high school this autumn, I now worry what level of ICT education they will receive in relation to English students, and those from other countries. We are living in an increasingly competitive and global market, and my fear is that Welsh school children will be unable to compete with their peers elsewhere.

Yours Sincerely

Paul Long

Pach has been invaluable to us in optimising our web site and managing our social media. They are now an integral part of our marketing strategy and our marketing team
Jan Hills
Partner – Orion Partners

Orion Partners is an international consultancy with their head office in Mayfair, London. Orion assists their clients deliver effective transformational change in Talent and HR (Human Resources). Click here to visit the Orion site…

The primary SEO objectives are to:

• Increase quality web site traffic
• Promote brand awareness
• Increase lead generate

As part of Orion’s recent innovative “Hero” campaign, Pach managed an aggressive promotion campaign via Facebook and Google AdWord. This saw a boost in visitors which peaked at 2,000 visitors on a single day once the campaign began to be shared by others via social media such as Facebook.  Between October and November 2011 site visitors increased by 550%

Between October and November 2011 site visitors increased by 550%

The analytic tools used allows us to track visitor flow through the site so that we could analyse what content on our site visitors were most interested in.

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