Dirty Rotten Scammers
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- Episode
- Episode 9
- Broadcast Info
- 2022 (44 mins)
- Description
- Opera singer Alexander had recently posted a package, so when he received a text about a parcel, he assumed all was exactly as he was expecting, and went ahead and paid the fees. But his subsequent journey led him to lose £8000 to scammers, and unable to recover his money via the bank. He knows he needs to boost his cyber security to make sure this doesn’t happen again. Rebecca, a lecturer at Cardiff university, says she felt ‘groomed’ and ‘abused’ by the scammers that took thousands from her and feels like speaking to Michelle and Mavis is an attempt at moving on, and closure. Also in the episode - a profile on the ethical hackers who have been working hard to stop the scammers in their tracks, and help people learn more about how they stay safe online.
- Genre
- Banking; Criminology; Policing; Technology
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The Open University, "Dirty Rotten Scammers". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/ou/search/index.php/prog/242138 (Accessed 09 Jan 2025)