By Lars Mucklejohn Fraudsters stole almost £600m from Brits in the first half of 2024, new figures reveal, in a sign of the heavy losses banks will cover under new mandatory reimbursement rules. Criminals took home £571.1m through unauthorised and authorised fraud over the six months, according to data reported by members of trade body UK Finance, which include banks, card issuers and other payment firms. That figure is a slight decrease from £580m over the same period last year. UK Finance said banks prevented £710.9m of unauthorised fraud in the first half of 2024. Still, the total number of…