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Protecting yourself from Travel Scams & Sextortion

Richie talks travel scams and BBC doc Sextortion, he's also joined in studio by Spit Game.

Richie Brave gets another update from a We Move FWD funded project, this time, he's joined in studio by a few members of the creative collective, Spit Game. Toni Olabanji, Tate Boyce and Ria Thomas share how the BBC Children in Need funding has supported them and their work and also give us an original performance!

Richie also discusses the BBC Documentary, Blackmailed: The Sextortion Killers. He hears from the investigative journalist behind the documentary, Tir Dhondy on the sextortion scams that result in teenagers sending explicit photos of themselves, which then leads to them being extorted. Richie also hears from Boris Radanovich the Head of International Development at SWGfL, the charity behind the UK’s Safer Internet Centre and the Revenge Porn Helpline. Boris discusses how young people can better protect themselves and get these images removed.

Lastly, we're continuing the travel scams conversation! We hear from Travel Content Creator Jazz Crawford on how can you protect yourself and your money abroad.

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  • Sun 30 Nov 202521:00

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