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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Ruby Flanagan

UK bank issues £570 scam warning to those with Facebook or Instagram accounts

Lloyds Bank has issued a warning to everyone who uses social media as more and more people are losing money to scams on these platforms with the average amount lost being £570.

The high street bank found that there had been a "surge" in criminals tricking people into paying for goods and services that don’t exist on social media.

This type of scam is called a "Purchase Scam".

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