Scams: Don't Get Caught Out
Alexis Conran exposes the cowboys who're after your money.
Series 2
1. Bank Scams: Don't Get Caught Out
0.0Jan 24, 2024 · 60 minAlexis Conran investigates the latest scams, with a look at the banking app infiltrated by criminals, a delivery scam, and a woman tricked out of the sale of her new Spanish home.
2. Text Scams
0.0Feb 14, 2024 · 60 minAlexis Conran travels to the West Midlands to meet people who have been affected by scams. Kelly lost more than £2,000 to a con artist who promised to rent her a dream home. However, the house was occupied by somebody else, leaving Kelly homeless. Alexis also meets Meena, who thought her broadband provider’s customer service team had called with a tech problem. She later discovered it was a scammer who hacked into her phone and stole nearly £1,000 from her bank account.
3. Money Scams
0.0Feb 21, 2024Alexis Conran examines some outlandish scams. Alifiya reveals how a scammer tried to convince her he'd kidnapped her missing dachshund, threatening to kill her pup if she didn't pay up. It was only after a panic-stricken Alifiya sent money that she discovered he never had her dog in the first place.
4. Hackers
0.0Feb 28, 2024Alexis Conran explores how criminals are using Artificial Intelligence to create new scams. He speaks to Jen from Arizona about being tricked into thinking her daughter had been kidnapped, as criminals used AI technology to clone her voice. Kamilla explains how scammers stole more than £1000 of tech from her, using an app while pretending to purchase an iPad from her and Abbie discusses how she lost control of her social media accounts to a hacker.