How To Avoid Christmas Scams
The UK's main high street banks think Β£100m will be stolen from around 200,000 people through fraud and scams - so which ones do you need to know about to avoid becoming a victim?
Nearly Β£100m is expected to be stolen from around 200,000 people through fraud and scams over the Christmas period - that's according to figures from the main high street banks.
The data, which comes from the banking trade body UK Finance, comes with warnings about the most common types of scams people need to be on the look out for to try to protect themselves and loved ones from falling victim.
In this episode of 5 Questions On, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Moneybox's reporter Dan Whitworth explains the main types of scams to watch out for this festive season... and how to avoid becoming a victim.
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