One of our ‘favourite’ scams is doing its rounds again. It’s the Amazon card scam – ‘can you help me’ etc. Please be alert and remember not to commit to anything until you have checked with the person who ‘apparently’ sent it to you.
Stay safe everyone
Important News
Two of our members have today reported that a fraudulent transaction has been made on their credit cards. The transaction for £69.99 is listed as being a payment to ‘Super Cards’ in both cases.
The two ladies do not bank with the same institution but suggest that members check their credit card statements in case a similar fraud had been committed on their account.
One of our current Group Leaders has come up with a great idea for a brand new group. During a new members’ meeting several members asked why we did not have many evening events. The answer is simple – we can’t always find venues with time slots that would suit us.
But Sue Quinn has come up with a great idea! She is proposing to set up a Supper Club where those interested can suggest or pick a venue where they can enjoy good food, good wine and good company.
If this appeals to you let Sue know by; either putting your name down on the list on the u3a notice board or by clicking the leave a reply notice at the bottom of this notice.
During the first week of August, Maghull Baptist Church are running a week long activities group for children.
This will mean that we will have no access to the church during that period. There will be no Coffee morning on the 6th of August and the Table Tennis group will not be able to meet during that week.
All will be back to normal the following week.
On Tuesday 9th July Dave Carlos gave us an amazing insight into cyber safety and showed us how easy it is to fall prey to scams. Many of you have complimented him on his presentation and I have passed this on to him.
Thank you to all who attended
This month’s Flicks and Friends movie is ‘The Gift’.. The film was released in 2015 and is the story of a married couple, Simon and Robyn, who run into Gordo, an old classmate. Things take a turn when Gordo begins to drop in unannounced at their house and inundates them with mysterious gifts.
As always admission is free to all 60+ year olds but Age Concern are always appreciative of any donations on the day.
Click on the poster for more information.
In this day and age, it’s almost impossible to have a life that doesn’t include the internet. This means there’s a whole world of scams and deceptions waiting to catch us out. Thieves target people constantly with romance scams, banking scams, cat-fishing, delivery scams and more!
So, we have arranged for an expert in how to spot a scam and how to make our online world as safe as possible, to come and talk to us and he’ll be with us on the 9th July at 11:00 in the Church Sanctuary.
Dave Carlos was the Editor of a Computer Magazine in the 1980’s and has 40 years’ experience with machines of this kind. In his retirement he is currently a Cyber Volunteer for Lancashire Police
In this presentation Dave will cover the basics of Online Awareness and what changes you need to make to be more secure online.
Whether it’s Passwords, Cookies, Ransomware or social media, Dave will be happy to take your questions too.
We hope you will be able to attend this meeting, it could save you a lot of hassle one day.
This month’s Flicks and Friends movie is Emily. The film was released in 2022 and is the imagined story of Emily Bronte telling her sister Charlotte where her inspiration for her book Wuthering Heights came from.
As always admission is free to all 60+ year olds but Age Concern are always appreciative of any donations on the day.
Click on the poster for more information.
Saturday was Maghull Festival day; a day where the many organisations that support the people of Maghull and give them a chance to get involved were celebrated.
The Activities room was crammed with many stalls many of whom represented groups I had no idea were active in Maghull. Face painting, merry-go rounds, children’s entertainers, singers and the MaDukes supported the event.
And yes, we were there too.
Maghull and Lydiate u3a had our own stall promoting our own contribution to Maghull life.
Our thanks to to Margaret, Maureen C, Joan, Peter and Maureen B who brought samples of the work produced by their groups and also to Nigel, Irene, Pat and Lynne who helped man the stall.
Just a reminder, although I’m sure you have date underlined in your diaries, next Tuesday is our Annual General Meeting. Doors open at 09:30 for registration with our meeting starting at 10:00.
Please do try and come – we need you.