Santander is urgently alerting the public to be aware of social media scams after a woman was scammed out of £80,000 while communicating with her newfound friends on an online game. Investigations have revealed that over 70% of purchase scams start on social media platforms. Read more.

Co-operative banks have become increasingly vulnerable to scams in recent years. Scammers often target customers through phone calls, emails, and other methods of communication, trying to get them to divulge confidential information such as bank account numbers or passwords.