Millions stung by scams with online shopping the top trap – Citizens Advice - video Dailymotion

Yorkshire Post

More than seven million UK adults have been hit by a scam in the past year, with 20% of them significantly affected by the financial loss, Citizens Advice has found. Another seven million adults knew of at least one other person who had been deceived by a scam, a survey for the charity suggests.

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00:00Hello, I'm Greg Wright of the Yorkshire Post.

00:04More than 7 million UK adults have been hit by a scam in the past year,

00:09with 20% of them significantly affected by the financial loss, according to Citizens Advice.

00:16Another 7 million adults knew of at least one other person who'd been deceived by a scam, according to the survey.

00:23More than a quarter of those personally scammed were targeted while online shopping,

00:28most commonly with fake websites and counterfeit or non-existent goods.

00:34My name's Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.

Millions stung by scams with online shopping the top trap – Citizens Advice

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