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Bank transfer scams up by 40% since last year - MSE News
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The amount of money stolen by criminals who persuade victims to send them cash via bank transfers has increased by 40% compared to the same period last year, new figures show...
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So £207.5m was stolen and £39.3m recovered (19%).
We are forever hearing about victims, but there never seems to be any news reports of APP scammers being prosecuted.0 -
https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/08/28/us-charges-80-in-world-spanning-romance-scam-and-email-fraud-ring.
More often than not long gone with the money using fake details. Given the customer tends to get refunded. Unless it is a major scam the police are not interested.Life in the slow lane0
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