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Evening Standard
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Helen Corbett

Online shopping fraud losses up 20% to £56 million

A computer mouse and keyboard (Adam Peck/PA) - (PA Archive)

Online shopping fraud cost consumers more than £56 million last year, marking a rise of 20%.

Consumers reported 68,000 cases of online shopping fraud in the 2023-24 financial year, with losses totalling more than £56.3 million, according to data from Action Fraud obtained by the Lib Dems through a Freedom of Information request.

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