Between August 2023 and August 2024, Santander UK customers lost nearly seven million GB pounds in romance scams. Additionally, the losses registered between March and August 2024 were 27 percent higher than in the previous six months.
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Santander Consumer Bank. (January 31, 2024). Experiences of adults in the United Kingdom of receiving unsolicited romantic or flirtatious messages online as of August 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 20, 2026, from /statistics/1546928/uk-flirtatious-messages-encounter/
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Experiences of adults in the United Kingdom of receiving unsolicited romantic or flirtatious messages online as of August 2024 [Graph], Santander Consumer Bank, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1546928/uk-flirtatious-messages-encounter/