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ALMOST a fifth of people across Britain have fallen victim to a finance scam in the past year, Citizens Advice research finds.
The charity estimates that nine million people have been affected in scams, including being offered fake pensions or investment opportunities.
More than two-fifths of people who were scammed had to borrow or increase their debt in some way to get by, the survey of more than 2,100 people in August found.
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