How not to be the Victim of Internet Scams
Marie Keyworth gives advice on how to avoid falling for internet scams. We hear from victims of vishing (voice call fraud), phishing (email/post fraud) and smishing (text fraud).
We hear from victims of vishing (voice call fraud), phishing (email/post fraud) and smishing (text fraud). Interpol tell us about the fake call centres across the world running the scams, and what is being done to stop them. We also speak to a self-professed 'Social Engineer' on why it’s fear and flattery that lead to scamming success.
We’ve also set up a ‘spot the fake’ exercise – examining a series of fraud emails sent to presenter Marie Keyworth. She goes through them with a cyber expert. We’ll also be looking at the phenomenon of ‘CEO fraud’, and will be travelling to France to look at the epidemic of scams involving fake bosses.
Producer: Emily Thomas
(Photo credit: Richard Pohle/WPA Pool/Getty Images)
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- New Year's Day 2016 18:32GMTÂ鶹ԼÅÄ World Service except Australasia & News Internet