How Not To Be The Victim Of Internet Scams

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We provide practical advice on how to avoid falling for internet scams. We hear from victims of vishing (voice call fraud), phishing (email/post fraud) and smishing (text fraud). Interpol tell us about the fake call centres across the world running the scams, and what is being done; Psychologists on why it’s fear, flattery and greed that lead to scamming success. We’ve also set up a ‘spot the fake’ exercise – examining a series of fraud emails sent to presenter Marie Keyworth. She goes through them with a cyber expert. We’ll also be looking at the phenomenon of ‘CEO fraud’, and will be travelling to France to look at the epidemic of scams involving fake bosses. We’ll also