Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox A mum-of-two who worked 12-hour hospital shifts during the Covid-19 pandemic has been scammed out of her life savings.
Gemma Buist, 28, a healthcare assistant, was duped out of thousands of pounds by sophisticated bank fraudsters last month. A few days earlier, she believed she had received a call from her bank, asking her about some new direct debits, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Gemma, who works in the spinal unit at Southport Hospital, said: "All they said was direct debits had been set up and could I authorise them. "I told them no as that was nothing to do with me and that was the end of the conversation." Gemma - who has two children, Zack, eight, and