In total, £2 billion has been taken by scammers from victims over 65 since 2020 - with more than 250,000 cases logged across the country. (Stock Image)
£2 billion has been taken by scammers from victims over 65 since 2020Pensioners are losing an average of more than £1.3 million a day to fraudsters, figures reveal.
Last year, London's Metropolitan Police reported the highest number of cases, more than 6,000, followed by Sussex with 2,500. Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Alistair Carmichael told the Mail the figures were 'absolutely heartbreaking' and urged ministers to create an online crime agency to coordinate work to stop fraud.
'It's time for the Government to finally bring forward a serious plan to tackle fraud - starting with an Online Crime Agency to get a grip on the problem of online fraud, once and for all.' A spokesman for the City of London Police, which runs Action Fraud, said: 'Criminals have no boundaries when it comes to targeting people with fraud, and unfortunately often victims are the older and more vulnerable victims of society.
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