{"id":950,"date":"2014-01-01T00:30:25","date_gmt":"2014-01-01T05:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/warning-over-copycat-websites\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T14:27:50","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:27:50","slug":"warning-over-copycat-websites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/warning-over-copycat-websites\/","title":{"rendered":"Warning over copycat websites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Warning over copycat websites<\/strong><br \/>\nADVERTISING watchdogs have warned people to be on their guard when filling in official forms online following a sharp rise in the number of copycat websites that mimic those from agencies such as the Passport Office and the land Registry. ADVERTISING &#8230;<br \/>\n<i>Read more on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/news\/home-news\/warning-over-copycat-websites.22850035\">Herald Scotland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong>10-year <b>passports<\/b> under Labour<\/strong><br \/>\nIn November 2005, the Government introduced passports that were valid for five years instead of 10. The move prompted online social media lobbying against the change, which has so far failed to persuade Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain. 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