Scam Interceptors is a British factual television programme about Internet fraud. Inspired by a 2020 episode of Panorama featuring ethical hacker 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.[1][3] The programme has a greater focus on the victims and preventing actual live scams taking place than the Panorama episode.[1]
| Scam Interceptors | |
|---|---|
| Presented by | Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton[1][2] |
| Starring | Jim Browning[1] |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Rowland Stone[1] |
| Producer | Sherry Knight[2] |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 4 April 2022[2] – present |
Format
editIn the programme, the television team sends calls and texts to victims to alert them to scams as they are occurring.[1][3] The first series of Scam Interceptors featured Crimewatch-style additional content,[1] and revealed that most fraud in the United Kingdom was perpetrated from industrial-scale scamming call centres in Asia.[4] The second series, released in 2023, also identifies individuals involved in scamming.[3][5]
Awards
editScam Interceptors was nominated for a BAFTA award for best daytime show in 2023.[1][5] A repeat of series one was aired during primetime.[1]
In May 2024, Scam Interceptors won the Daytime award for best daytime series at the 2024 British Academy Television Awards.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i Jack, Malcolm (28 April 2023). "'They're coming up with devious ways to take your money': the TV hackers taking on the scammers". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "BBC One - Scam Interceptors, Series 1, Episode 1". BBC. Retrieved 8 May 2023. First broadcast 4 April 2022
- ^ a b c "TV BAFTA-nominated series Scam Interceptors returns to hack the hackers and expose unscrupulous scammers" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Dathan, Matt (10 April 2023). "Labour vows to bar foreign scam callers using UK numbers". The Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ a b Tunney, Liam (21 April 2023). "Scam-busting NI YouTuber teams up with BBC series to help expose con artists". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
- ^ "BAFTA Television 2024: The Winners and Nominations". bafta.org. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
External links
edit- Programme Web site with list of episodes, updated as required.
- Semuels, Alana (18 September 2024). "Welcome to the Golden Age of Scams". Time. Archived from the original on 18 September 2024.
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