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A Kent couple have described their "terrifying" experience being conned out of nearly £30,000 by scammers who impersonated police.

A woman conned out of tens of thousands of pounds by scammers who posed as Hollywood actor Jason Momoa says she was left feeling "ripped to bits".

A builder who conned £86,000 from elderly and vulnerable people has been described as "absolute scum" by one of his victims.

Scam victims in Southeast and East Asia alone were conned out of up to $37 billion in 2023, according to a UN report, which said global losses were likely "much larger".

The result is palpable: There’s no longer an electoral base in the West wiling to be conned out of additional trillions for climate change.