Tim Gleeson Guest Speaker

Tim Gleeson

Tim Gleeson Sergeant in Victoria Police has been stationed at Numurkah Police Station for 16 months was the guest speaker at the clubs meeting.

Came from Echuca previously serving in Shepparton and Melbourne.

Tim commenced by stating Numurkah is no different to most country towns, and does have a drug problem.

With the massive growth of the internet it has introduced a new crime - Cyber Crime.

Cyber crime has an impact on many of us, happening in every country town. Hacking, On-line fraud, Identity Theft, Privacy violated, On-line predators many of the issues.

SPAM - electronic junk mail with offers of free goods, offers of money, inheritance scams, fake charities, unexpected winnings, dating and romance, jobs, on-line predators - never respond. If too good to be true, it usually is!

Money lost to scammers $6.8million each year.

Never send personal details, bank account details. Think about it, take a step back, and be wise. Do research either Google or Acorn website