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Fake romance to missed deliveries: How to protect yourself from three common scams
Key takeaways
- Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Nobody thinks they will become the victim of a scam, until they are.
- A record four million cases of fraudsters stealing money were registered last year, according to UK Finance, a banking trade body - with plenty more going unreported.
- Sam Little, a 35-year-old former contestant of BBC show The Traitors, revealed last week he had lost £40,000 in life savings to a phishing scam.
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Kevin Peachey Cost of living correspondent Getty Images Nobody thinks they will become the victim of a scam, until they are.
A record four million cases of fraudsters stealing money were registered last year, according to UK Finance, a banking trade body - with plenty more going unreported.
Sam Little, a 35-year-old former contestant of BBC show The Traitors, revealed last week he had lost £40,000 in life savings to a phishing scam. "I like to think I'm savvy, but it can catch anyone," he said.
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