Action Fraud is warning the public to remain vigilant when making investments, as criminals cheat hundreds of millions of pounds out of victims through cryptocurrency fraud.

Data from Action Fraud, the UK's reporting centre for fraud and cyber crime, revealed a staggering £146,222,332 has been lost to cryptocurrency fraud since the start of this year – almost a third more (30 per cent) than was lost throughout the whole of 2020.

Temporary detective chief ...