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How to beat the scammers

Last year nearly eight million of us fell victim to online fraud and cyber crime, with further figures suggesting that an incredible eight scam phone calls are made every second in the UK.

As many of us continue to be duped by the increasingly clever way that fraudsters attempt to get their hands on our cash, Alice Beer investigates what we should be looking out for and - more importantly - what we can do to protect ourselves. We’re also joined by Pat Bottomley, who lost £8,500 after falling victim to a phone scam.

Thanks to Get Safe Online for providing the email templates in our film.

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