According to Which, the consumer watchdog, about 5 million of us have been targeted by fraudsters and have lost money as a result. Fraudsters are clearly finding rich pickings!
So what are the most widespread scams and how do you steer clear of them? Here are six scams to be aware of.
You've won a lottery prize
Here you receive a letter, or e-mail telling you that you've won a big prize on some lottery you've never heard of. All you have to do is pay an administration fee to claim your prize. The alternative approach is to get you to call a premium phone number to claim.
Guess what ? there's no big win and there never was! This scam catches out tens of thousands of people every week.
The ?My money is frozen in an overseas account? scam.
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