UP TO 300 internet users a day are targeted by a swindle which cost British consumers about é8m in a year, says BT.

The company has received more than 80,000 complaints from computer users whose machines are linked to premium rate or international numbers without their consent.

Up to 2,000 people a day are now signing up for new BT software which guards against the internet dialler scam.

Victims of the con have seen their BT bills soar by an average é100, with some customers being stung for up to é1,000.