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Dirty Rotten Scammers

Series 1

Episode 14

Duration: 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC One Scotland

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Care worker Peter was exhausted when he came off shift and answered the phone to the wrong person. Despite repeatedly questioning the scammers, who claimed to be calling from his bank's fraud team, Peter was eventually won over and ended up handing over almost £3,500. He is worried about how and why he was targeted, and he hopes Michelle and Mavis can provide the answers for him.

Also in the episode, Michelle meets Jim Browning, a scourge of scammers, for an online interview to learn how Jim has been hacking into the hackers and working with police to bring them down. Finally, we meet Theresa, who has lost a six-figure sum to cryptocurrency scammers and is worried about all the information she has given away in the process. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Mavis Ackerley
Series Producer:
Steve McConville
Executive Producer:
Caroline Short
Production Company:
ITN Productions

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