Dirty Rotten Scammers
Dirty Rotten Scammers
TV ShowReturning Series

Dirty Rotten Scammers

2022
1 season
15 episodes
Documentary

Documentary series exploring the world of cyber enabled fraud, hacking and other internet led crime. As well as hearing from the victims the programme speaks to experts to learn of the red flags we should all look out for.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Episode 1

    06-06-202245m

    Sally received a large inheritance from her father and thought the best place for it was a property investment. But when her solicitors instructed her to transfer the money for her...

  • Ep 2

    2.Episode 2

    07-06-202245m

    Robyn and her boyfriend had a deposit saved for a house. As they prepared to complete, their financial advisor requested some money from their deposit, but the advisor's emails had...

  • Ep 3

    3.Episode 3

    08-06-202245m

    After tough shifts on a Covid ward, nurse Melissa received a call telling her that her savings were under threat. Exhausted from her work, she went along with everything the scamme...

  • Ep 4

    4.Episode 4

    09-06-202245m

    Tom runs a business selling beauty products online and noticed a significant shortfall in his accounts not long after he had clicked on a link he believed to be from an online auct...

  • Ep 5

    5.Episode 5

    10-06-202245m

    Millie got a text from her phone company asking to tweak payment details on her account, and with the pandemic affecting her business, she responded quickly so as not to lose out o...

  • Ep 6

    6.Episode 6

    13-06-202245m

    Christine was alerted to unusual activity on her social media account by a friend, but by then three of her contacts had lost out to the tune of £300 each. Now Christine wants answ...

  • Ep 7

    7.Episode 7

    14-06-202245m

    When Phil responded to a scam text, he wasn't expecting to become embroiled in an investigation with the National Crime Agency, but after manipulative scammers convinced him to mov...

  • Ep 8

    8.Episode 8

    15-06-202245m

    Having previously gone through the experience of someone trying to clone her bank cards, Sharon was alarmed when she received a call from an online marketplace fraud department and...

  • Ep 9

    9.Episode 9

    16-06-202245m

    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. B...

  • Ep 10

    10.Episode 10

    17-06-202245m

    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 t...

  • Ep 11

    11.Episode 11

    20-06-202245m

    Michelle and Mavis hear from retired executive Elaine, who was fleeced out of £30,000 after she used online banking. Joan was also scammed when someone used her card on Deliveroo.

  • Ep 12

    12.Episode 12

    21-06-202245m

    Paula was scammed out of £5,000 when a call from her bank's fraud team caught her off guard. Michelle and Mavis are on the case with a team of ethical hackers.

  • Ep 13

    13.Episode 13

    22-06-202245m

    Michelle and Mavis hear how hackers accessed Nathan's email account and tweaked the details on an invoice so that the cash went straight to them.

  • Ep 14

    14.Episode 14

    23-06-202245m

    Michelle and Mavis meet Theresa, who has lost a six-figure sum to cryptocurrency scammers and is worried about all the information she has given away in the process.

  • Ep 15

    15.Episode 15

    24-06-202245m

    It’s a family affair as CJ and Chris meet with the team to learn how they can stop their grandad being scammed. We compile the top things to look out for.

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