Police have issued an urgent warning to shoppers following a surge in online fraud cases.
Officers say they have seen an increase in the number of people being tricked into paying for goods and services that do not exist. More than 100 people are reported to have fallen victim to online shopping fraud this week alone, with the average loss per victim being £110.
The average age of those affected is between 30 and 35. The losses impacted users of a number of second-hand shopping pages and sites on Facebook, Vinted, eBay and Gumtree.
