Episode 16

Angela Rippon, Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville report on the latest scams hitting both the news and our pockets. They hear from the owners of lost pets taken advantage of by fraudsters as they desperately searched for their missing dogs and cats. They tell you how you can make sure you’re protected from the growing crime of number spoofing, in which scammers fool people into believing they are calling from a genuine bank phone number, and how some of the biggest names in tech are failing to help the victims of scams, even when presented with seemingly clear evidence of fraud. And there are more hints and tips from the experts in our virtual advice clinic.