Millions of Brits have fallen foul of, or been targeted by, fraudsters - with a quarter of those singled out while looking for love online.
Phone call phishing, invoice redirection fraud and cryptocurrency are also among the swindles people are most likely to fall for, followed by money laundering and pension scams.
While the poll of 2,000 adults revealed 37 per cent have sent money to someone they’ve met online with 52 per cent of these too embarrassed to tell their friends about it.
