''Scam Interceptors'' is a
British factual television programme about
Internet fraud. Inspired by a 2020 episode of ''
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ethical hacker
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Jim Browning, the programme shows a television team (including presenters
Rav Wilding and Nick Stapleton, Browning and others) as they monitor and intervene in scams in progress.
The programme has a greater focus on the victims and preventing actual live scams taking place than the ''Panorama'' episode.
Details
In the programme, the television team sends calls and texts to victims to alert them to scams as they are occurring.
The first series of ''Scam Interceptors'' featured
Crimewatch-style additional content,
and revealed that most
fraud in the United Kingdom was perpetrated from industrial-scale scamming
call centres in Asia. The second series, released in 2023, also identifies individuals involved in scamming.
''Scam Interceptors'' was nominated for a
BAFTA award for
best daytime show in
2023
Events
Predicted and scheduled events
* January 1
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A repeat of series one was aired during primetime.
In May 2024, ''Scam Interceptors'' won the Daytime award for best daytime series at the
2024 British Academy Television Awards
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References
External links
Programme Web site with list of episodes updated as required.
2020s British crime television series
2020s British reality television series
BBC crime television shows
BBC reality television shows
BBC television documentaries
Fraud in television
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