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Banks fail to agree on how to refund fraud victims

The UK’s banks and building societies have rejected a 2.9p transaction fee that would have been used to compensate victims

Better-educated pension savers more likely to fall victim to scams, says regulator

Better-educated people are more likely to be a victim of fraud as they think they are too intelligent to be scammed

Scam victims mocked and deliberately misled by Action Fraud while police fail to catch fraudsters

Staff at an Action Fraud call centre called victims “morons”, “screwballs” and “psychos” by staff who were told to mislead customers into believing they were talking to police officers

Four in 10 older fraud victims keep it a secret from their family as they don’t want to ‘cause a fuss’

Retired people often choose not to report fraud because they are too embarrassed to tell anyone that they’ve been scammed, new…

Victims lose £14,600 to cryptocurrency scams amid warnings about fake celebrity endorsements on social media

Fraudsters are using fake celebrity endorsements on social media to target consumers with investment scams on bogus online…

TSB says all customers who are a victim of fraud will get a refund

TSB says it will refund customers who are victims of any type of fraud as part of its new fraud guarantee.The move will…

Beware fraudsters selling fake flights to destinations they know you are planning to visit

Half-term holidaymakers are being warned about fraudsters using new tactics to sell fake flight tickets.Action Fraud,…

Beware holiday villa scams that could cost you £5,000

If you are dreaming of far away places and looking to escape the January blues by staying in a villa, make sure you do your…

Scam watch: Number of young people acting as money mules rises by 26% in one year

The number of young people acting as money mules has risen by over a quarter in the last 12 months, new figures reveal.