Phone scammers steal £130 million from victims in a single year
Phone scammers snatch £130m: Crooks posing as banks or delivery firms to con victims out of cash have netted a fortune this year, new figures show UK Finance said impersonation fraud costs consumers almost £130 million Fraudsters claim to be from banks, delivery firms or the taxman to steal money Phone users have been bombarded with thousands of scam text messages
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Fraudsters pretending to be banks, delivery firms or the taxman have conned the public out of nearly £130million so far this year – a rise of more than double.
So-called ‘impersonation fraud’ sees scammers call or text people while pretending to be from a trusted organisation. Victims are then tricked into transferring cash – to protect their bank account from fraud, to pay tax or a fine, or to receive a supposed refund.
Figures released from banking trade body UK Finance reveal that in the first six months of 2021, losses from impersonation fraud
