How to avoid the biggest scams of 2025
Dec 16, 2025•10 min•Ep. 185
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Episode description
These have been the biggest scams we’ve seen this year - plus our best advice on how to avoid them.
In this episode of Which? Shorts, we countdown the the scams we've come across most often in 2025, explain what you can do to keep yourself safe online, and how to react if you've been targeted by a fraudster.
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