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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Vicky Shaw

UNBELIEVABLE: Pet scam warning from major bank after surge in reports | History Defined

Claims for pet scams seen by Santander UK have involved a range of animals, including cats, dogs, horses, birds, fish and reptiles (PA) - (PA Archive)

Reports of pet scams have surged in recent months, according to data from a major bank.

Santander UK, whose “scamtracker” tracks authorised push payment (APP) scams, said that between January and March nearly £160,000 was stolen from customers responding to listings on social media and online selling platforms offering pets for sale.

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