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Fake flights and missing motorhomes among common holiday scams, says bank

Source: PA Archive

Victims of holiday scams are losing £765 on average, according to data from Lloyds Bank.

It said people aged 35 to 44, who are often booking trips for their families, make up more than a quarter (27%) of victims.

Flight tickets are the most common fake item sold relating to holidays, Lloyds said.

Fraudsters use social media as well as booking websites to try to trick people, the bank added.

Lloyds suggested that rising flight costs in the aftermath of the coronavirus

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