Police and banks have warned consumers to be vigilant when shopping in this week’s Black Friday sales, with a rise in scams expected to cost shoppers milions.
Police said crime over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday period last year defrauded online shoppers in Britain of £2.5m.
Many never received goods they ordered from unfamiliar websites, and some were subsequently targeted by criminals using bank details given during transactions.
More than £15m was lost through fraud in the run-up to
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