Text and Online Scammers Targeted in £30 Million Government Crackdown

Text and Online Scammers Targeted in £30 Million Government Crackdown
A man uses a laptop at an undisclosed location in England on March 30, 2020. PA
Patricia Devlin
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Text and online scammers will be targeted by a new government-backed fraud squad made up of 400 elite investigators.

The intelligence-led division will be part of a £30 million fightback against scammers that aims to block fraudulent communications at their source and allow suspect bank payments to be delayed.

Patricia Devlin
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