Dirty Rotten Scammers
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- Episode
- Episode 10
- Broadcast Info
- 2022 (44 mins)
- Description
- Erin was preparing to buy her first marital home with her partner, and with her deposit money saved and ready to go it felt just a short step away. Then a call from what she was told was the ‘Lloyds Fraud Team’ changed everything - after she moved thousands of pounds to a safe account that was nothing of the sort. Also in the episode we meet Jo, who’s business page on Facebook was cloned by a cunning hacker. They used the cloned page to convince Jo’s contacts to send them their bank details as part of a faked competition, and now Jo is worried it could happen again. The ethical hackers delve into both cases and come up with some significant revelations that will help keep Erin and Jo secure in the future. Also featured are Reverend Steve, who’s parish narrowly avoid a scam thanks to Miss Marple like detective work from one of his congregation
- Genre
- Banking; Criminology; Policing; Technology
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The Open University, "Dirty Rotten Scammers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/242134 (Accessed 09 Jan 2025)