http://humorfeed.com/story.php?title=%C2%A31-5-trillion-lost-to-cash-transfer-con-in-the-uk At least £1.5 trillion has been lost in a nationwide scam that 'encourages' people to unwittingly transfer their money into a fraudster's account, according to Financial Fraud Study (FFS). ‘It’s a clever ruse, and utterly believable,’ said a spokesman for FFS. ‘The victim's employer receives a demand from a shady outfit calling itself HMRC to take a percentage of wages out of the victim's pay packet, falls for it, and then transfers the money to a 'safe account' where it can be frittered away by the fraudsters.’ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:44:21 UTC en