A warning has been issued to people born in these years who face losing an average of £2,022 each.

Those who are aged between 55 and 64, so born between 1960 and 1969 are at risk of losing money to scammers and are being urged to spot the signs to help keep their money safe.

Charity Age UK said that 41 percent of people aged over 50 have lost money to scammers with the average loss being £2,022 per person.

And of those, more than 1 in 5 never managed to get their money back.

Caroline Abrahams,…