Barry_Cooper published How to avoid the UK's most widespread phone scam

Some £23.6m has been lost in a year to a phone scam that is the most widespread in the UK.The scam, which encourages customers to put money into a fraudster's account involves a victim receiving a call from somebody pretending to be from their bank, claiming their accounts have been hit by fraud.The customer is then convinced by the criminal that fraudulent activity is taking place on their account and that they should move their funds to a separate account to avoid losing their money,...