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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Iona Young

Scandalous UK scammers using cost of living crisis to trick vulnerable people

Scandalous UK scammers have been using cost of living crisis to trick vulnerable people, it has been revealed.

There has been a 14% increase in the number of adults who have been targeted by scammers this year, with perpetrators using the cost-of-living crisis to trick people, campaigners have warned.

Around 40 million adults in the UK have been targeted by potential scams, according to figures from Citizens Advice and the Consumer Protection Partnership.

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