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More than £2.3bn lost in a year as scams surge during pandemic

Consumers have been conned out of more than £2.3bn in the space of a year after a “devastating surge” in scams as fraudsters exploited the pandemic.

More than £2.3bn lost in a year as scams surge during pandemic
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The consumer body Which? found that in the year to April 2021, 413,553 instances of fraud were reported in England, Wales and Northern Ireland – an increase of 33% on the previous 12 months.

Read more at The Guardian.

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