By John Glenday

The Royal Bank of Scotland has responded to a spate of so-called free trial scam ads to affect its customers by pinning the blame for their spread on ‘clever advertising and pop ups on social media’.

Since June the bank has intervened on behalf of 37,000 victims of such scams who unwittingly signed up for 30-day ‘free trials’ of beauty products oblivious to a recurring £80 per month fee levied in the small print.

In a statement RBS said: “Clever advertising and pop-ups on social media websites lure customers into what they believe to be a free trial of a cream or Read full story ›

Source: The Drum