PIMFA calls on Government to include economic harm in Online Safety Bill as members report rise in increasingly sophisticated online scams

Attempts to defraud savers through online scams grew in January, evidence collected by PIMFA has revealed.  PIMFA member firms reported numerous attempts to scam consumers including cloned websites, fake celebrity endorsements and social media influencer ‘Get Rich Quick’ scams, impersonation scams, new courier fraud and more besides. On Safer Internet…