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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Gemma Jones & Karen Antcliff

Santander, Natwest, Barclays, HSBC and Halifax fraud alert issued

A new study has urged customers of five UK banks to be on their guard. Phishing scams are sadly often in the headlines with people duped out of their hard earned cash. However, a report has outlined the top five banks that Brits are most at risk of it happening to, with Santander at the top of the list.

Google search data was analysed by experts at VPN Overview, who looked for terms such as 'fraud number' and 'fraud helpline'. This data used to determine which banks in the UK have the highest amount of customers who've been scammed.

According to Liverpool Echo Santander came out on top, with the biggest risk of customers being a victim of fraud. NatWest and Barclays followed in second and third, respectively, with the Co-Operative bank having the lowest risk of customers falling victim to fraud out of the top five.

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