Dirty Rotten Scammers

2022 · 44m · Documentary

Documentary series exploring the world of cyber enabled fraud, hacking and other internet led crime. As well as hearing from the victims the programme speaks to experts to learn of the red flags we should all look out for.

Episodes

▶1. Episode 145m · Sally received a large inheritance from her father and thought the best place for it was a property investment. But when her solicitors instructed her to transfer the money for her deposit, little did Sally know that their email account had been hacked. As she sent ID documents and more to the solicitors, she is now worried that the scammers might not just profit from her money but also her data. Michelle and Mavis are on the case to reassure Sally that this is the last scam she'll be caught up in.▶2. Episode 245m · Robyn and her boyfriend had a deposit saved for a house. As they prepared to complete, their financial advisor requested some money from their deposit, but the advisor's emails had been hacked, and Robyn and her partner found themselves £10,000 worse off. Robyn has exhausted all avenues in terms of getting her money back, and as she prepares to buy a house all over again, she wants to know that her every transaction is safe from any potential scams.▶3. Episode 345m · After tough shifts on a Covid ward, nurse Melissa received a call telling her that her savings were under threat. Exhausted from her work, she went along with everything the scammers said. But when she realized what had happened, it was too late – she had lost a five-figure sum. The team of ethical hackers discover that she is still potentially exposed online, and there's work to be done to make sure she never gets scammed again.▶4. Episode 445m · Tom runs a business selling beauty products online and noticed a significant shortfall in his accounts not long after he had clicked on a link he believed to be from an online auction site. Over three months, in incremental amounts, scammers had taken £14,000 from Tom's accounts. Having failed to recover the money, Tom wants to be sure there's nothing else that might leave him exposed to future online scams and hacks.▶5. Episode 545m · Millie got a text from her phone company asking to tweak payment details on her account, and with the pandemic affecting her business, she responded quickly so as not to lose out on any income. Then she got a call, and scammers were able to persuade her to take out a £10k loan and overdraft by using her security information. They also emptied her business account. Now Millie is convinced that she has been added to a suckers list and wants Michelle and Mavis's help to get the scammers off her case.▶6. Episode 645m · Christine was alerted to unusual activity on her social media account by a friend, but by then three of her contacts had lost out to the tune of £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.▶7. Episode 745m · When Phil responded to a scam text, he wasn't expecting to become embroiled in an investigation with the National Crime Agency, but after manipulative scammers convinced him to move large amounts of money through his account, he was fleeced for a five-figure sum.▶8. Episode 845m · Having previously gone through the experience of someone trying to clone her bank cards, Sharon was alarmed when she received a call from an online marketplace fraud department and quickly got them off the phone. But the next day when a call came from her bank reporting suspicious activity, she responded quickly and transferred money to a safe account, only to discover she'd lost £2,000 and the whole thing was a scam.▶9. Episode 945m · Opera singer Alexander had recently posted a package, so when he received a text about a parcel, he assumed all was exactly as he was expecting, and went ahead and paid the fees. But this decision led him to lose £8,000 to scammers, and he has been unable to recover his money via his bank. He knows he needs to boost his cybersecurity to make sure this doesn't happen again.▶10. Episode 1045m · Erin was preparing to buy her first marital home with her partner, and with her deposit money saved and ready to go, it felt just a short step away. Then a call from what she was told was the Lloyds Fraud Team changed everything - after she moved thousands of pounds to a safe account that was nothing of the sort.▶11. Episode 1145m · Michelle and Mavis hear from retired executive Elaine, who was fleeced out of £30,000 after she used online banking. Joan was also scammed when someone used her card on Deliveroo.▶12. Episode 1245m · Paula was scammed out of £5,000 when a call from her bank's fraud team caught her off guard. Michelle and Mavis are on the case with a team of ethical hackers.▶13. Episode 1345m · Michelle and Mavis hear how hackers accessed Nathan's email account and tweaked the details on an invoice so that the cash went straight to them.▶14. Episode 1445m · Michelle and Mavis 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.▶15. Episode 1545m · It’s a family affair as CJ and Chris meet with the team to learn how they can stop their grandad being scammed. We compile the top things to look out for.

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