Money recovered after £17,000 lost to advanced fee fraud

Fraud is the most common crime in the UK, with billions lost each year. Advanced Fee fraud – where a person is convinced to pay an upfront fee or deposit – is becoming more common. There are now nearly 400,000 incidents of advanced fee scams committed annually in the UK.

Geraint Davies from North Wales was scammed out of £17,000 by an advanced fee scam when a builder agreed and then absconded with his deposit.