Dirty Rotten Scammers S01E03 · Episode 3

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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.

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1. 1 1. Episode 12022-06-06 · 45mSally 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
2. 2 2. Episode 22022-06-07 · 45mRobyn 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
3. 3 3. Episode 32022-06-08 · 45mAfter 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 scamme
4. 4 4. Episode 42022-06-09 · 45mTom 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 auct
5. 5 5. Episode 52022-06-10 · 45mMillie 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 o
6. 6 6. Episode 62022-06-13 · 45mChristine 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 answ
7. 7 7. Episode 72022-06-14 · 45mWhen 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 mov
8. 8 8. Episode 82022-06-15 · 45mHaving 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
9. 9 9. Episode 92022-06-16 · 45mOpera 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. B
10. 10 10. Episode 102022-06-17 · 45mErin 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 t
11. 11 11. Episode 112022-06-20 · 45mMichelle 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. 12 12. Episode 122022-06-21 · 45mPaula 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. 13 13. Episode 132022-06-22 · 45mMichelle 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. 14 14. Episode 142022-06-23 · 45mMichelle 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. 15 15. Episode 152022-06-24 · 45mIt’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.