The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "How confident are you in judging whether an email, text or online message you receive is potentially suspicious or a scam? (SINGLE CODE)"
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UK internet users who are able to identify scam e-mails 2024, by gender
A 2024 survey among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) found that 87 percent of men were confident they would be able to identify scam e-mails. The share of women who were confident in recognizing scam e-mails was 82 percent.
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Ofcom. (May 7, 2025). Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who are confident about identifying scam e-mails as of November 2024, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. "Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who are confident about identifying scam e-mails as of November 2024, by gender." Chart. May 7, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. (2025). Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who are confident about identifying scam e-mails as of November 2024, by gender. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom. "Share of Internet Users in The United Kingdom (Uk) Who Are Confident about Identifying Scam E-mails as of November 2024, by Gender." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 May 2025, /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/
Ofcom, Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who are confident about identifying scam e-mails as of November 2024, by gender ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/ (last visited July 15, 2026)
Share of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) who are confident about identifying scam e-mails as of November 2024, by gender [Graph], Ofcom, May 7, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1386126/internet-users-recognize-scam-e-mails-uk-by-gender/
