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Hot on the heels of my personal tale last week, BBC London has been carrying out its own investigation…

The report entitled Is the Internet a fraudsters paradise? follows the real life case of hackers getting hold of data from a “lavender lotion” merchant based in Carshalton in Surrey.

The way this feature was presented on TV this morning was a bit dark and heavy handed, but I suppose gets the point across to people who may not be so careful when purchasing online.

While there is an issue, we must remember that internet fraud accounts for just a fraction of the billions of pounds spent online every year.