Tech Support Scams
In this episode of Scam Detectors, host Jane Wakefield explores the growing threat of tech support scams. The episode features a personal account from producer Sarah Treanor, insights from Steven Masa...
25 Mars 49min
Check Fraud
In this episode of Scam Detectors, host Jane Wakefield explores the surprisingly persistent and evolving threat of check fraud.While checks may feel like a relic of the past in many countries, they re...
11 Feb 37min
Job Scams
In this episode of Scam Detectors, we dive into the elaborate world of job scams. Job scams are on the rise globally, with the US Better Business Burea reporting that 14million people in the US and Ca...
7 Jan 38min
Online Shopping Scams
In this episode of Scam Detectors, we explore the evolving world of online shopping scams, which are especially prominent during peak shopping periods like Black Friday.We hear from Patricia, who shar...
26 Nov 202530min
Crypto Scams
In this episode, we dive into the growing threat of crypto scams, with Jane drawing on her own experience of being impersonated in AI-generated fake news articles. We hear from Karen, who was lured in...
29 Okt 202540min
Deepfakes
The season finale of Scam Detectors plunges into the world of Deepfakes. That familiar voice at the start? It wasn't host Jane Wakefield – it was a deepfake!In this episode, the real Jane Wakefield ex...
16 Apr 202536min
Money Mules
The growing threat of money muling is explored in this episode of Scam Detectors, where criminals build entire "scam cities" to manipulate individuals into laundering stolen funds.We explore how these...
19 Mars 202532min
