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Lives destroyed by scammers using my image, Martin Lewis tells MPs
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Martin Lewis has told MPs how people’s lives were being “destroyed” by fraudsters using his image in scam online advertisements.
The consumer champion was visibly emotional as he detailed the fates suffered by several scam victims, including a woman suffering from cancer who lost thousands of pounds earmarked for her granddaughter’s wedding after seeing an ad falsely claiming to be endorsed by Lewis.
“She said: ‘It’s Martin sponsoring it, it must be all right,’” Lewis told the draft online safety bill joint committee on Monday. “It was a scam, and she lost tens of thousands. She lost £15,000 trying to get back the money initially lost.”
Lewis, 49, has long campaigned against bogus ads using his face to lure users and wants tech giants to be
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