How To Avoid Christmas Scams

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Nearly £100m is expected to be stolen from around 200,000 people through fraud and scams over the Christmas period - that's according to figures from the main high street banks. The data, which comes from the banking trade body UK Finance, comes with warnings about the most common types of scams people need to be on the look out for to try to protect themselves and loved ones from falling victim. In this episode of 5 Questions On, BBC Moneybox's reporter Dan Whitworth explains the main types of scams to watch out for this festive season... and how to avoid becoming a victim. Image: synthetick via Getty Images