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Scammers are exploiting the current cost of living crisis, playing on pressures around our household finances at a time of soaring bills and inflation.
Every month, we receive hundreds of scam reports, including from victims who've lost substantial amounts of money. But in addition to the more convincing and dangerous frauds, less sophisticated criminals have concocted some surprisingly inept scams.
One of the most notable was a fake email 'from' Elon Musk, promising lucky recipients 10 bitcoin - worth around £140,000 - for free. Another ridiculous scam saw fraudsters attempt to trick Which? employees by posing as our chief executive, Anabel Hoult.
Here are the five strangest scams we’ve seen this year.
Source: Which? (22-12-2022)