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How you can stay safe when buying online

Where there's big money being spent, the fraudsters are never far away. This time they're using social media to target shoppers, as well as setting up fake adverts on auction websites which look like the real deal. Their techniques are becoming ever-more sophisticated, including real-time chat boxes to lure consumers into paying up for goods they'll never receive. So how can you stay safe online this year? Winifred Robinson speaks to the Head of Action Fraud in the UK and we hear from a listener who was a victim of online fraud.

First broadcast on You & Yours, 24 November 2016.

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