Fraud victim scammed for almost £25,000: ‘They had detailed information’

Merrick Anderson was called by someone posing as a member of Lloyds Bank’s fraud department

• Fraud in UK at level where it ‘poses national security threat’

Merrick Anderson lost almost £25,000 through an authorised push payment fraud in March.

The university fellow, who moved to the UK late last year, was called by a scammer posing as a member of the Lloyds Bank fraud department, who told him that the account he held there had been compromised.

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