Helen Skelton has admitted she felt “really stupid” after losing her life savings in a scam.
The TV presenter was cheated out of £70,000 when she fell victim to phone fraudsters in 2019.
Skelton, 39, recalled the experience when discussing a children’s online gaming safety partnership with Lloyds Bank.
She said: “I mean, come on – even as adults it is so easy to fall victim to a fraudster.
“I’ve done it – it has happened to me. It makes you feel really stupid. But it has happened to so many people who aren’t stupid.”
She added on Instagram: “I personally know the pain of being defrauded, so it is incredibly important to me that my children are equipped to spot a scam, even in the seemingly harmless environment of a video game.”
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Skelton revealed the scam on ITV’s Lorraine in 2019, saying: “I got phoned up by the bank, told something dodgy had gone on with my account.
She added: “The next week I had £70,000, all of my savings, had gone. All gone.”
Warning viewers not to fall into the same trap, Skelton revealed that all it took was a few questions over the phone for her entire life savings to disappear.
It was only afterwards, when Helen’s real bank contacted her she realised something was wrong.
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