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Linda Howard

Visa shares five dangerous tricks online criminals use in texts and social media

Visa is encouraging people to learn more about the language of fraud by helping them spot common strategies often used by fraudsters which could help them feel more confident when shopping online.

New research commissioned by Visa shows that four in five (80%) UK consumers now make purchases online at least once a month.

However, with the majority (55%) of those who have received fraudulent messages seeing an increase in the last year, and the average internet user targeted twice a week by online crooks, it’s more important than ever that people are able to spot a potential scam.

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