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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

‘Put protection before politeness’ to guard against fraud

Craig Revel Horwood is backing Take Five to Stop Fraud’s campaign (George Whale/Take Five to Stop Fraud/PA) -

Politeness is putting some people at risk of scams, with more than half (53%) of adults having remained on an unexpected phone call in the past year for longer than they wanted to, according to an anti-fraud body.

The Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign, which commissioned a survey, found nearly a third (32%) of people said concerns about seeming rude would contribute to them feeling uncomfortable about halting a conversation.

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