Consumer champion Martin Lewis said scammers may use similar language to legitimate bodies (Steve Parsons/PA) “That is making improving financial inclusion far more difficult when people who have already been burnt by scammers using similar language won’t trust official bodies. “It needs to be put in the Online Harms Bill, there is no plan for that to happen, if that doesn’t happen I am extremely worried how we will ever have financial leadership in this sector again when there are so many scammers purporting to offer it.” Fraudsters have used the coronavirus crisis to prey on people over the past year, with offers of fake refunds, fake investments and fake offers of masks and hand sanitisers. They will often make their websites appear to belong to legitimate and well-known brands.