10% of Britons’ fall for scams
It has emerged that 10% of Britons’ fall for scams. According to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) almost 10% of adults – more than 4m people – in Britain say they have responded to a scam in their lives.
BBC Technology reports – “Almost a half of those who did respond to a scam had lost more than £50, while 5% lost more than £5,000.
The OFT said 73% of adults had received a scam e-mail in the past year.
Some 6,500 people are also receiving letters from the authorities warning them that their names are on a “sucker list” being circulated by fraudsters.
The OFT is launching a “scamnesty”, calling on consumers to drop scam mailings into designated boxes at public places or into an online “bin”.”
Are you in Britain? Do you think you are one of those who falls for scams, whether directly or indirectly? Tell us!
