Victims speak out over ‘tsunami’ of fraud on Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp

Exclusive: calls for Meta to curb rise in scams on its platforms, which will cost UK households £250m this year

The social media giant Meta is facing growing pressure from MPs, consumer groups and the UK banking sector over its failure to prevent a “tsunami” of fraud on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, where Britons are losing “life-changing” sums every day.

It comes as a Guardian investigation reveals the human stories behind scams that originate on Meta’s platforms, with a nationwide estimate released this week predicting the tech firm’s failure to stamp out fraud will cost UK households £250m during 2023.

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