THE team at Warrington Consumer Alert Network have issued a warning to online shoppers ahead of Black Friday.
As part of their Don’t get conned out of Christmas campaign, Action Fraud, Cheshire Police and Get Safe Online have revealed that the period between Black Friday to Cyber Monday is the most common time for victims to be targeted by online fraudsters.
Shoppers have been warned to be extra vigilant during this time.
Figures from last Christmas show that individuals and businesses reported losing £16,426,989 to online fraudsters through online shopping and auction fraud across the country.
This is a 42 per cent increase in total financial loss compared with the 2013 festive period where £9,522,491 was lost by victims.
For more information call Citizen’s Advice Consumer Advice service on 03454 04 05 06 or visit tswarrington.co.uk.
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