The number of scams targeting consumers jumped almost 80 percent in 2020, as fraudsters took advantage of uncertainties and unfamiliar situations prompted by the Covid-19 crisis, new figures from the banking industry show. we hear what to look out for to protect yourself with Michael Cryan, Chief Supt. Superintendent.

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