Hunting the O2 Fakers
The boss of a scam call centre is pretending to be a mobile provider to get control of UK phone accounts to steal customers鈥� money. Can the Interceptors stop him?
The Scam Interceptors are on the trail of a Pakistan-based criminal call centre which is phoning UK mobiles pretending to be a phone company. It鈥檚 a sophisticated scam in which they appear to offer a great deal on a mobile phone contract when in fact, the only person paying will be the victim. Rav, Nick and the Interceptors go head-to-head with the criminals to try to warn the victim before any money is handed over to the crooks.
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The Scammers getting caught
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The Scammers Getting You To Buy Them A Mobile Phone
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Rav Wilding |
| Series Producer | Sherry Knight |
| Executive Producer | Rowland Stone |
Broadcast
- Mon 23 Oct 2023 10:00
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