'Vishing': The new scam losing Britons millions

One in four of us are at risk of a new type of phone scam that involves the victim being duped into transferring money themselves from their own online bank account to one which is accessible to the fraudster.

It is being called 'Vishing' and has already led to losses of more than seven-million pounds, with experts worrying that it could trick many more Britons into losing cash.

Lynn Stevenson had a near miss with the scam.

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