LoginScams: Millions face financial disaster
Research shows that for many, being scammed out of as little as £100 would spell disaster
Posted 03 November 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Crime|National
UPDATES: National Trading Standards warns that the cost-of-living crisis is making consumers more vulnerable to scams, counterfeit goods and doorstep crime, with even a £100 loss enough to push many into serious hardship.
Losing money to scammers is never a pleasant experience, but recent research shows that for one in four UK adults, being tricked out of just £100 would push them into serious financial hardship.
The pressures of the cost-of-living crisis – with spiralling inflation, energy bills and housing costs – mean that many people on the UK are standing on a precipice between barely scraping by...
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