As more and more smaller businesses spring up all over the UK, they can become a prime target for fraudsters.

From invoices that don’t exist to cancelling cheques, fraudsters will use a variety of different scams and tactics to defraud a business out of money.

We’ve teamed up with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) to produce a series of helpful guides whether you are new to self-employment or been doing it for a long time.

This week, we looked at how small businesses can protect themselves against fraudsters and what they should do if they become a victim of a scam.