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Dirty Rotten Scammers

Series 1 (Shortened Versions)

Episode 6

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One HDLatest broadcast: on BBC One Northern Ireland

Christine was alerted to unusual activity on her social media account, but by that point three of her friends had lost £300 each. Now Christine wants answers as to how her account was exposed. Michelle and Mavis are on the case alongside the team of ethical hackers.

Kaz got in touch after a scammer targeted her bitcoin account and extracted the profits she’d made on her investments, but what the hackers turn up reveals Kaz needs a major overhaul of her passwords to make sure all her accounts are safe.

Michelle meets with linguist Dr Lis Carter to learn about the language tricks scammers used in Christine’s case, and Lynn tells us how she went on her own ethical hacking mission to make sure she wouldn’t be ripped off again. Show less

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