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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Vicky Shaw

Fifth of 18 to 34-year-olds have fallen victim to financial scams – survey

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People aged 34 or under are around twice as likely to have fallen victim to a scam as older age groups, a survey suggests.

Just over a fifth (22%) of 18 to 34-year-olds said they had been the victim of financial fraud at least once, compared with 12% of people aged 35 to 54 and around one in 10 over-55s.

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