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Series 8

Episode 16

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC Two HD

Julia Somerville, Gloria Hunniford and Angela Rippon unravel particularly murky situations where all is not what it seems, getting to the bottom of an extraordinary new scam in which a temporary postbox might be attached to the outside of your house. What exactly are the people responsible after? Also, with fake job scams on the rise, the team unpicks how the fraudsters make their ads so plausible - thanks to actors posing as employers or other successful applicants. And what is behind the mysterious calls to premium rate numbers that mobile phone owners swear they didn't make? Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Angela Rippon
Executive Producer:
Rob Unsworth
Series Producer:
Chris Walker

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