OPINION
Before my election to Parliament in July, I spent more than a decade working across a number of banks, combatting financial crime and corruption. But it’s only since becoming an MP that I’ve fully understood the devastating effects of fraud. Every week I read horror stories about pensioners being conned out of their life savings, and vulnerable people – young and old – tricked by twisted romance scams and get-rich-quick frauds.
Even just buying a ticket for a football match or gig these days is fraught with danger, as scammers pounce on any opportunity to con us out of our hard-earned money. But this crisis goes w...
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