One reader shares how she was scammed. Avoid it happening to you…
Alex Finch, 50, lives in London and runs a business consultancy firm. She is a single mum of two children aged 18 and 16. Last year, she lost £180,000 to fraudsters.
“I’m fairly sensible and streetwise. I don’t lose things, I never open phishing emails or click on dodgy links. I warn my elderly parents endlessly about scams and check their messages. I’ve always thought I’m pretty savvy.
When I hear myself talking about this now, I feel a complete idiot. It was last December. I was very busy – in two days, we were going away to Paris for Christmas. I was trying to finish work, the kids were finishing school, I had to pack, take my daughter to her ballet performance, our family dog was sick. All these things were on my mind that Thursday, late morning, when the landline rang.
This story is from the February 2018 edition of Woman & Home.
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