More than three quarters of adults in the UK say they have been targeted by scammers using the cost of living crisis to trick them. Here are the most common ways people get scammed 👇
Ahead of households receiving financial payments to help with the cost of living, Citizens Advice warned that it had seen a range of associated scams, including emails claiming to be from Ofgem asking people to enter their bank details to get the £400 energy rebate.
She was targeted by a scam which saw the fraudsters spend almost £1,000 on her card - despite her having never shopped online. "I went to Citizens Advice, I was so distraught and really upset. I really do not know what I would have done without the food and fuel vouchers as I don't have anyone to ask for help.David, an electrician from Elgin, recently lost more than £1,400 in a sophisticated delivery text scam.
He then received a call purportedly from his bank's fraud department, saying there had been suspicious activity on his account. He was then convinced to transfer £1,400 into a new"safe" account.
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