Over half of respondents were targeted by phishing scams.
The true scale of cybercrime has been revealed by the most in-depth survey of its kind ever undertaken in Warwickshire.
Losses suffered by victims in Warwickshire could total £2.5 million each year.
The survey also suggests that 82,200 people fell victim to online crime in the last 12 months in Warwickshire, while nearly a quarter of a million people in the county feel at risk online. Around 2.4 percent of respondents had no idea how to protect themselves online.
Copies of the full survey report, which also includes information on the key contacts for reporting cybercrime, can be downloaded at: www.warwickshireobservatory.org
For more information on how to keep safe online, visit the Warwickshire Police website at www.warwickshire.police.uk/becybersmart
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Source: http://www.warwickcourier.co.uk/
