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File photo dated 06/08/13 of a woman using a laptop. People falling prey to cyber crime have reported losing £34.6 million, the latest numbers from Action Fraud show.. Issue date: Sunday January 27, 2019. Hacking of social media and email accounts continues to be the most prolific means of scamming people online, contributing to more than 5,000 cases out of the 13,357 cyber crimes reported in the six months between April and September 2018. It is estimated such hacking has cost victims £14.8 million. See PA story TECHNOLOGY CyberCrime. Photo credit should read: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire Credit: Dominic Lipinski/PA/Alamy
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