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A security specialist has shed light on the language and phrases that indicate you're being conned. Criminologist and forensic linguist, Dr Elizabeth Carter, appeared on BBC Morning Live to highlight the specific ways in which scammers communicate - warning viewers to be wary if they encounter such language.

Dr Carter, who also collaborates with the Home Office, banks, and the United Nations, explained that successful scam tactics are often saved as 'scripts' and then sold to other fraudsters, leading to more victims. The BBC programme revealed that 1.8 million individuals over the age of 65 have fallen prey to online scams in the past year alone.

Dr Carter elaborated on how scammers use certain phrases, based on psychological understanding, to manipulate victims into compl

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