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The Scammers Are on to Us

Episode 7 of 15

Scammers claim a woman’s broadband router is being targeted by hackers – and that she needs their help to fix it. The problem is: the interceptors cannot track her down.

Scammers pretending to be from internet provider Sky claim a woman’s broadband router is being targeted by hackers – and that she needs their help to fix it. They offer compensation if she does what they tell her. But it’s all a lie. Can the team find out who and where she is before the scammers steal her money?

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28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRav Wilding
PresenterNick Stapleton
Executive ProducerRowland Stone
Series ProducerSherry Knight

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