The A-Z of Scams
The more we talk about scams, the better armed against them we all are. Here’s an A-Z of them:
A – AI chatbot
B - Banking
C – Call centre
D – Doorstep / Direct debit/ Dating
E – Emotional / Employment
F - Fake bailiff/ Fake Trainers ( to watch!)
G – Ghost broker – car insurance
H - Hi mum
I - Investment
M – Moped crash for car / Mortgage email
N – Number spoofing
O – Online parcel delivery/ Online shopping/ Online auction
P – Pet / Postcode lottery/ Police courier
Q – QR code
R – Remote access / Recovery / Romance/ Religious
S – Student rental / Stolen phone
T – Tax/ Ticketing
V – Vehicle deposit
To find out more about what these scams are, watch the videos below & learn how to avoid these types of fraud:
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Remote Access Scam
Scams can be truly heart-breaking and come out of the blue like this one on pensioner Roy...
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The Fake Bailiff Scam
Click 'show more' to find out futher about the fake bailiff scam...
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The Rise in Religious Scams
Sunday Morning Live has been discussing the rise in scams linked to faith and belief.
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Fake Landlords Scam
Broadcaster Gordon Smart investigates student rental scams in Scotland...
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成人快手 Presenters Take on the Bitesize Scam Safe Quiz
Can you beat their scores on this Scam Safe quiz from the Other Side of the Story team?
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Call Centre Scams
Scam Interceptors Rav and Nick give their top tips on how to deal with call centre scams.
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Direct Debit Scams
Rav Wilding warns of 鈥減hishing鈥� emails claiming to be from the DVLA and TV Licensing.
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Doorstep Scams
Michelle Ackerley discusses how people in the UK lose millions to doorstep scams yearly.
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Emotional Scams
Nick Stapleton discusses two scams which tug at the heartstrings and the purse-strings.
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Employment Scams
Rav Wilding shows how fraudsters are taking advantage by posing as potential employers.
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Ghost Insurance Broker
Journalist Rebecca Wilcox investigates fake insurance policies advertising online
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Investment Fraud
Our own Helen Skelton, whose images has been used for investment fraud, investigates it.
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Job Scam
Gordon Smart meets a man who lost money to this scam.
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Matt's Scam Stats for the First Half of 2024
Here are consumer champ Matt Allwright's scam stats
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Moped Crash For Cash Scam
Fraudsters are deliberately colliding with motorists and demanding money upfront.
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Police Courier Fraud
Presenter Tony Blackburn investigates the latest tactics in this ever-evolving scam
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Public Wi-Fi Scam
Rebecca Wilcox explains how to stay safe when using public wifi.
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Romance Raid
Rav Wilding and Rebecca Mason track down romance scammers.
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Romance Scam
Scam Interceptors' Nick Stapleton and The Open University investigate
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Scam Technology
Riyadh Khalaf, with help from The Open University, investigate new tech stopping scams
