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Brits feel overwhelmed by growing sophistication of AI-powered scams

·Source: Finextra

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Executive Summary

The UK's National Trading Standards body reports that half of Brits struggle to tell what’s genuine online, while a quarter admit to feeling overwhelmed by the sophistication of scams as AI supercharges criminal activity.

Analysis

The UK's National Trading Standards body reports that half of Brits struggle to tell what’s genuine online, while a quarter admit to feeling overwhelmed by the sophistication of scams as AI supercharges criminal activity.
Source Attribution

Originally published by Finextra on Sep 30, 2026.

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