Rip Off Britain: Scams
The Missing Person Ads that Transform into Scams
Season 16 Episode 26 of 45
Gloria Hunniford and Julia Somerville reveal how fraudsters are using social media to pull on victims' heartstrings with fake stories about missing people and pets. Featuring the alarming case of a car sale that went horribly wrong, when scammers posing as buyers pretended to pay via bank transfer, but had really used a stolen cheque
Rip Off Britain: Scams airs on BBC One South East at 9:30 AM, Thursday 17 July. (Subtitles, repeat.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Advertisement ➝ Shopping ➝ Consumer
Gloria Hunniford
Presenter
Julia Somerville
Presenter
Rowland Stone
Executive Producer