A high street banking giant has rung alarm bells, urging the public to be on high alert for scammers during the January sales. This critical warning comes in the wake of disturbing figures from last year which saw customers swindled out of almost £2 million due to bank transfer scams during the same period.

In one harrowing incident, a customer was fleeced of £1,700 by a so-called “recruiter” they met on WhatsApp.

Santander has previously indicated that the average loss from a scam could…