Stephanie Beacham issues urgent warning on scams after family member has £35,000 stolen
While Stephanie Beacham, 74, hasn’t been a victim of scams herself, the Dynasty star expressed her concerns after a family member was scammed out of £35,000. Santander has discovered that Brits receive 150 million suspicious calls every week, with 60 per cent reporting an increase in the number over the past year.
Experts say we should simply hang up on suspicious callers, but 47 percent of Brits fail to do so.
Speaking to Express.co.uk, the actress said: “I’ve known people, a family member actually was crooked of £35,000.
“That’s not a small amount of money.”
On how to put the phone down on scammers, she added: “I’d say, ‘thank you so much’ and put the phone down.”
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