Britain’s most common scam this year revealed – and how to protect yourself

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FAKE parcel delivery texts was the most common scam this year, a survey shows.

Four in ten people said they had been targeted by fraudsters sending the hoax notifications — urging them to click on dodgy links to ­reschedule a delivery or pay a bogus fee.

Other common scams included false social media ­marketplace listings and AI voice cloning, the poll found.

Nearly three in ten were targeted by fraudsters posing as friends or family and a similar proportion experienced ticket scams.