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45 million people targeted by scam calls and texts this summer
Almost 45 million people have been on the receiving end of potential scam texts or calls in the last three months, new Ofcom research reveals.
More than eight in 10 (82%) said they had received a suspicious message, in the form of either a text, recorded message or live phone call to a landline or mobile. This represents an estimated 44.6 million adults in the UK.
Scams are more commonly attempted via text messages with seven in 10 people (71%) saying they have received a suspicious text, and three quarters (75%) of those aged 16-34 were targeted.
Our research also shows that suspicious calls continue to be a threat for landline users, with older people particularly susceptible. Three in five (61%) people aged 75 and over reported receiving a potential scam call to their landline.
Ofcom is encouraging anyone who receives a suspicious text message to report it by forwarding the message to 7726, which directs the message to the mobile provider.
If you’ve received a scam call, you can report it to Action Fraud, which is the reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Reports of fraud and any other financial crime in Scotland should be made to Police Scotland via 101.
A news release with more details about the announcement is also available.
45 miliwn o bobl wedi'u targedu gan alwadau a negeseuon testun sgam yr haf yma
Mae bron i 45 miliwn o bobl wedi derbyn negeseuon testun neu alwadau sgam posib dros y tri mis diwethaf, yn ôl ymchwil newydd gan Ofcom.
Dywedodd mwy nag wyth o bob 10 (82%) o bobl iddynt dderbyn neges amheus, naill ai ar ffurf neges destun, neges wedi'i recordio neu alwad ffôn fyw i linell dir neu ffôn symudol. Amcangyfrifir bod hyn yn cynrychioli 44.6 miliwn o oedolion yn y DU.
Yn gyffredinol daw ymgeisiau i sgamio ar ffurf negeseuon testun gyda saith o bob 10 o bobl (71%) yn dweud eu bod wedi derbyn neges destun amheus, ac roedd tri chwarter (75%) o'r rhai a dargedwyd yn 16-34 oed.
Mae ein hymchwil hefyd yn dangos bod galwadau amheus yn parhau i fod yn fygythiad i ddefnyddwyr llinell dir, gyda phobl hŷn yn arbennig o agored iddynt. Dywedodd tri o bob pump (61%) o bobl 75 oed a hŷn iddynt dderbyn galwad sgam posib i'w llinell dir.
Mae Ofcom yn annog unrhyw un sy'n derbyn neges destun amheus i'w adrodd drwy anfon y neges ymlaen at 7726, sy'n gyrru'r neges at y darparwr symudol.
Os ydych wedi derbyn galwad sgâm, gallwch ei adrodd i Action Fraud, sef y ganolfan adrodd ar gyfer twyll a seiberdroseddu yng Nghymru, Lloegr a Gogledd Iwerddon. Yn Yr Alban dylid adrodd am dwyll neu unrhyw drosedd ariannol arall i'r Heddlu ar 101.
Mae datganiad newyddion ar gael gan Ofcom sy'n cynnwys mwy o fanylion am y cyhoeddiad hwn.
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