Retail investors scammed out of £10m as fraud continues to surge

Reported incidents quadruple since July

Mike Sheen
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Retail investors have now lost almost £10m to large-scale scams in 2020, with the number of savers targeted by fraudsters impersonating legitimate providers of financial products skyrocketing throughout the coronavirus pandemic, the Investment Association (IA) has warned.

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