Scamdemic: readers’ £1m losses highlight scale of the UK’s fraud crisis
TheGuardian
OCTOBER 2, 2021
Victims’ stories show that despite banks’ safeguards, transfers seem too easy and refunds hit and miss Over the past four months, readers of the Guardian and Observer have reported losing more than £1m to frauds as an epidemic of scams sweeps the country. Since the start of June, we have heard from more than 30 readers who have been tricked into handing money over to criminals and have written to ask for our help.
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