Consumer champions lobby govt for tougher online protection
By Michael Klimes 7
th May 2021 9:33 am
Seventeen of the most influential consumer groups have called on the government to crack down on internet scams.
They urge the government to include online scams in its proposed Online Safety Bill in a joint letter to the Home Secretary and Digital Secretary.
The organisations want consumers to be better protected against the financial and emotional harm caused by these crimes.
Scams have escalated in the past 12 months as Action Fraud figures showed £1.7bn was reportedly lost to scams in the last year.
Many criminals have shifted their activity online as Action Fraud estimates that in the year to June 2020, 85% of all fraud was cyber-enabled.