Social Media: Savers lose £75mn a year to financial scams on social media

14 Jan 2024 10:21 AM | Anonymous member (Administrator)

UK consumers lost £75mn to financial scams on social media in one year alone, with a total of 3,597 reports to the police about investment fraud.

According to a Freedom of Information request submitted to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau by comparison site Good Money Guide, Instagram was mentioned in more than half of cases, followed by Facebook with 1,193 reports.

https://www.ftadviser.com/your-industry/2024/01/11/savers-lose-75mn-a-year-to-financial-scams-on-social-media/

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