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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

78% of students encountering scams say it happened in first months of university

Young adults are often targeted by financial scams (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

More than three-quarters of students who have encountered a scam said it happened in their first term, according to research.

NatWest, Mastercard and the Home Office have teamed up to urge students to be on their guard for scams and follow the advice of the Stop! Think Fraud campaign, which urges people to take a moment to consider and check what they are being asked to do.

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