Nearly 45m people across UK targeted by scam calls and texts over the summer
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dailyrecord.co.ukAlmost 45 million people have been targeted by scam texts and calls this summer alone, the equivalent to more than eight in 10, according to new research by Ofcom.
The regulator found that 82 per cent of adults in the UK, an estimated 44.6 million, have received a suspicious message in the form of a text, recorded message or live phone call to a landline or mobile over the last three months.
Text scams are the most common, with 71 per cent saying they have received a suspicious message on their mobile phone with a whopping 44 per cent revealing they have received a bogus text at least once a week.
Ofcom also found that suspicious calls continue to be a threat for landline users, with older people particularly susceptible.
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