“It’s an industry where consumers’ voices aren’t strong, even though it’s consumers who are badly hurt by rogue sites,” Emily Taylor, founder of DNS Research Federation (DNSRF) said.

Which?, the consumer watchdog, is warning consumers to be wary of fraudulent banking websites after finding a myriad of scam sites.

Its research found more then 2,000 websites imitating UK banks were reported just in 2023 alone.