Crude card scams increasing again

A rise in crude, old-fashioned scams drove up UK card fraud losses for the first time since 2008 last year, new figures show.

Losses on credit and debit cards increased by 14% year-on-year to £388 million following three years of annual falls, as advances in technology have made payments systems more secure, industry body Financial Fraud Action said.
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