PLAID Cymru s North Wales MS Llyr Gruffydd has issued a plea to stop the scammers after research showed a third of adults have been the target of a scam since the coronavirus crisis. Polling conducted on behalf of Citizens Advice Cymru also showed that certain groups were at an increased risk of being contacted by a scammer, often those who could least afford it:
Of those with a disability or long-term illness, 45% said they had been targeted
Half (50%) of those at an increased risk of coronavirus or shielding had been contacted
Over half (54%) of those who have lost personal income due to the virus have also been contacted