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15,000 victims of fraud in first half of 2010

A report by Action Fraud, the national fraud reporting centre, has revealed more than 15,000 people have been the victims of fraud during the first six months of the year.
The majority of the cases were online shopping and auction frauds and advance fee frauds – where services were not delivered.
However, “romance” frauds (where fraudsters gained [...]