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‘I couldn’t sleep’: victims of UK fraud epidemic tell their story
news.movim.eu / TheGuardian · 06:00
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With banks set to slash the maximum refund, those who fell prey to scammers recount their trauma … and relief at full repayment
“I couldn’t sleep. I was waking constantly thinking about it,” says Stephen of the trauma he felt after discovering he had been scammed out of £70,000 by fraudsters who tricked him into buying a fake high-interest savings bond.
“I felt stupid – as a former solicitor, I thought: what was I thinking? But at the same time it was sophisticated.”
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