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Black Friday scam warning issued after bargain hunters lost £15.4m to online fraud last Christmas

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Scam online shopping ‘bargains’ that turned out to be too good to be true cost shoppers £15.4 million over Christmas last year, according to a new report from Action Fraud.

The national reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, received reports relating to 28,049 shoppers conned out of their money when shopping online ahead of the festive season last year - an increase of almost two-thirds (61%) compared with the previous year.

Ahead of Black Friday on November 26, Action Fraud is warning bargain hunters to take extra care when shopping online and not be duped into parting with their hard-earned cash.

Pauline Smith, director of Action Fraud, said: "If you think you have found a bargain that is too good to be true, it probably is.

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