According to the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the scammers get the trust of the people they speak to - a process known as 'social engineering' - and then ask for 'challenge and response' codes and, in some cases, log in and password codes.
Convincing
Robert Loughlin, the authority's executive director of operations, said: 'These scammers are very active and convincing. They are highly sophisticated in their approach and therefore very capable of duping many people.' Source: SRA
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