Bank scams: New advice issued to people in Sheffield as fraud cases surge
Published 18th Feb 2022, 16:12 BST
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According to new reports from Barclays, bank scams have risen by 17 per cent in the last three months, with Sheffield residents advised to be wary.
More than half of these scams involve goods bought online that never arrive and never existed at all, with the average scam costing victims £980.
Nick Drewe, a money saving expert at discounts platform Wethrift, is warning online shoppers to be wary of bank scams as e-commerce grows and scammers become increasingly manipulative.
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