Scam Interceptors

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Working with ethical hackers, Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives.

Working with ethical hackers, Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives – using cutting-edge tech to catch out the crooks.

Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives. Working with ethical hackers to hack into the fraudsters’ illegal call centres, Rav uses cutting-edge technology to monitor the scammers’ phone calls in an effort to stop victims losing out to real-time scams.

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Scam Interceptors: Series 1: Episode 15

Episode 15

BBC One - Scam Interceptors, Series 1, Episode 15

Working with ethical hackers, Rav Wilding hunts down the scammers plaguing our lives.

Working with ethical hackers, Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives. He uses cutting-edge technology to monitor scammers’ phone calls in an effort to stop the victims losing out to real-time scams. It’s then a race against the criminals to contact the victim and intercept the scam before any money is handed over to the crooks. The show also explores the biggest anti-social issues troubling UK neighbourhoods, such as bike theft, fly-tipping and romance scams, and Rav meets the local heroes using their own time and resources to tackle these problems head-on. And there’s everything you need to know to keep yourself safe from the scammers.

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