Nelitza, known as Nellie, who had worked in intensive care treating terribly ill patients during the coronavirus pandemic, says she does not feel protected by the law. "They are getting more and more sophisticated, but the fraud protection we have is not picking this up quickly enough. "You work so, so hard for this money and then it's all taken away within one or two hours." It was Manuel who alerted Nelitza to the fact the HMRC phone call could be a hoax. The bank will be able to help in safeguarding the victim bank accounts.

Source: Daily Mirror September 28, 2020 18:59 UTC