Purchase scams - where fraudsters trick shoppers into paying in advance for goods or services that are never received - are the most common form of APP fraud affecting HSBC customers, with 6,218 cases reported so far this year. With Black Friday a lucrative time for fraudsters, HSBC sent von Scheibner onto the streets for a video designed to raise awareness by demonstrating that crooks use many of the same techniques as magicians.

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