Phishers stole £21.4 million in the first half of this year

According to the recent report of APACS the total volume of online banking fraud has increased. So, the report showed that during the first half of the year the online banking fraud in the UK has increased by 185% that is £21.4 million. Last year the total amount lost during the same period was £7.5 million

The main reason of such great losses phishing and spyware scams which became very “popular” this year. "Phishing scams have grown a lot more convincing and sophisticated. Two years ago, they were easy to spot because they were littered with spelling and grammar mistakes. Now, the websites really do look like the real thing," said the spokesman of APACS. According to the figures of the agency more than 20,000 phishing sites were set up in the first half of the year.

However, online banking fraud is not the only problem of the UK population. This year card fraud losses have also hit all the records. 14% increase or £301.7 million is the result of the carders’ work. The only “positive” issue in that report was that fraud on lost or stolen cards was decreased from £30.7 to £27.3 million this year.