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Most scams are total lies, but there's a scam that may catch you off guard because part of the story is true.

News 8 On Your Side has been hearing from viewers who are getting a scam text claiming there's a problem with their M&T Bank account.

That's £500 million that was stolen from 200,000 people in just the last year so, within those numbers, investment scams are up 60% to £166 million stolen, romance fraud scams, so not just the financial hit but the emotional hit as well, they are up as well, a 77% increase in the space of a year, to seeing £30 million stolen from just over 3,000 victims. fraud is a big, big problem in the uk. staggering figures. why has it got so bad? criminals, fundamentally, are extremely good at theirjob. they are ruthlessly efficient at manipulating people, they are very good at social engineering, and ...

From 200,000 people in just the last year, so within those numbers, investment scams are up, 60%, to £166 million stolen, romance fraud scams, so not just the financial hit but the emotional hit as well, they are up as well, a 77% increase in the space of a year, to see £30 million stolen from just over 3000 victims. fraud is a big, big problem in the uk. staggering figures. why has it gone so bad? criminals, fundamentally, are extremely good at theirjob. they are ruthlessly efficient at manipulating people, they are very good at social engineering, and social engineering is when, for exampl...

They are ruthlessly efficient at manipulating people, they are very good at social engineering, and social engineering is when, for example, they harvest data from people, that people might put up online voluntarily, on social media. also, you might get a scam text, oh, you missed a delivery from royal mail, or here you can get details of the covid vaccine. if you enter any details in there, a week later you might get a call from someone pretending to be your bank, they have your name and address, it is easy for them to manipulate people into thinking they have your name and address, it is eas...