UK traders lost over $34 mln to scammers in 2018 alone

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  1. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    Retail investors in the UK have lost more than 34 million USD to forex and crypto scams in 2018 alone, reveals the latest report, published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

    Still, the data, gathered by Action Fraud shows a positive trend – individual loss due to scams decreased from 76 000 USD to 18 500 USD while total losses fell from over 48 million USD in 2017.

    The total number of reported scams, however more than tripled to reach to 1834, where over a fifth are connected to crypto scams.
     
  2. zdreg

    zdreg

    17K is peanuts. the trend is good.
    [​IMG]:wtf::wtf:
     
    Last edited: Jun 17, 2019
  3. Nighthawk

    Nighthawk

    A lousy $34 Million? One month of profits....
     
  4. mlawson71

    mlawson71

    Still, scammers shouldn't get away with this.