Friday, 25 April 2025

5 things our banking and scams expert would never do

A moment’s distraction – such as an urgent phone call from ‘your bank’ during a busy day – is all it takes to fall into a fraudster’s trap. But there are many simple ways to protect your financial accounts.

Our scams expert, Chiara Cavaglieri, has spent more than a decade researching threats and battling to get bank fraud victims their money back – read her top five tips to keep your bank accounts secure.

Avoid these five mistakes

Source: Which? (21 Apr 2025)

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