专家称，这相当于“马大哈”们在这段时间中丢失了7.65亿英镑。
They also warned that beyond losing cash, precious personal mementos and the time taken in replacing lost items, people were also exposing themselves to identity fraud.
专家同时提醒人们，除了丢失现金和有纪念意义的珍贵物品，以及花时间替换遗失物件之外，人们还面临着身份欺诈的危险。
Sarah Blaney, a card Fraud expert from CPP, the insurers, which commissioned the research, said the findings underlined the seriousness of the problem.
该研究负责人，来自CPP保险公司的信用卡欺诈专家莎拉?布莱尼表示实验结果显现出该问题的严重性。
"Losing your wallet or having it stolen is a highly stressful experience and causes great inconvenience and worry,” she said
她说：“钱包遗失或被盗是十分令人头疼的经历，给人们造成了极大的不便与烦恼。”
"Card fraud remains a problem in the UK and identity theft is on the rise, so we urge (people) … to take extra care of their belongings.”
“信用卡诈骗是英国的一个大问题，同时身份盗窃现象正在上升，所以我们呼吁所有消费者都要对他们的财物格外小心。”