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More than seven million UK adults have been hit by a scam in the past year, with 20% of them significantly affected by the financial loss, Citizens Advice has found.
Another seven million adults knew of at least one other person who had been deceived by a scam, a survey for the charity suggests.
More than a quarter of those personally scammed were targeted while online shopping (26%), most commonly with fake websites and counterfeit or non-existent goods.
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