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Don’t get tripped up by online scams in the race for online Olympic updates

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All eyes will be on London later for the Olympic opening ceremony and one in five people in the UK say they intend to follow the games online.

According to research from Ofcom 15% of people said they would use either a mobile phone or tablet to keep up with the latest events.

These will be the first games where the internet audience is so big and this could present an ideal opportunity for cybercriminals and online scammers looking to take advantage of unsuspecting users looking for video clips or updates.


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