Hunting the Catfish Crime Gang
Having posted his life on social media, James Blake found that his identity was stolen and used in scams. In a fight to get his identity back, he uncovers a world of organised crime.
James Blake - a 30-year-old entrepreneur from Lisburn - was living the Insta-dream until someone scraped his accounts. He started getting messages from people accusing him of conning them out of tens of thousands of pounds.
As he sets out to try and get his face and name back, James discovers a dark and utterly heartless modern-day crime wave, where ruthless organised gangs are using the very latest technology to prey on our age-old desire for love, companionship and success, all to scam blameless victims out of money.
James’s attempt to find out more and get his online identity back takes him on an international journey, and he discovers that it’s not only those being conned who are the victims here - many of those carrying out the con are also suffering at the hands of the gangs behind this modern-day crime.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | James Blake |
| Director | Pete Grant |
| Producer | Pete Grant |
| Executive Producer | Kelda Crawford-McCann |
| Production Company | Strident |
Broadcasts
- Mon 23 Oct 202321:00
- Tue 24 Oct 202300:20
Tue 24 Oct 202322:40BBC One except Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales & Wales HD- Tue 24 Oct 202323:10BBC One Scotland, Scotland HD, Wales HD & Wales only
- Wed 25 Oct 202301:00
Thu 26 Oct 202323:15BBC Two Northern Ireland HD & Northern Ireland only- Sat 28 Oct 202302:10
- Sun 29 Oct 202301:00
- Sun 29 Oct 202303:00
- Mon 30 Oct 202302:05
- Wed 20 Dec 202322:55
- Tue 30 Jan 202421:00
- Thu 1 Feb 202402:00
- Mon 24 Jun 202421:00
- Tue 25 Jun 202400:30
- Tue 25 Jun 202423:45
- Sat 29 Jun 202401:30
- Tue 16 Jul 202422:00
- Sun 21 Jul 202401:00
- Mon 22 Jul 202402:55
- Tue 23 Jul 202401:25
- Tue 26 Nov 202422:00
- Wed 19 Feb 202521:00
- Fri 21 Feb 202523:10
- Tue 25 Feb 202502:35
- Sat 1 Mar 202502:15
- Thu 26 Jun 202521:00
- Fri 27 Jun 202501:30
- Sat 28 Jun 202523:00
- Tue 1 Jul 202500:00
- Tue 25 Nov 202500:15
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