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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Business
Vicky Shaw

Loan-fee fraud warning as scammers prey on financially vulnerable

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Scammers are looking to prey on financially vulnerable households seeking loans as living costs surge, the City regulator is warning.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is receiving a growing number of calls about loan-fee fraud, when people pay fees up front for loans that they never receive.

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