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The Sextortion Scammer

Episode 5 of 19

Rav and Nick battle to stop a remote-access broadband scam, while interceptor Mark investigates sextortion scammers who blackmail victims with threats to expose intimate images.

Rav and Nick listen in to a highly skilled scammer, posing as a broadband provider, who claims to fix issues that you might have with your internet connection. This slick scammer takes full control of a man’s phone and computer. With the victim completely under his influence, and the ground interceptors over an hour away, the team must try everything they can to disrupt the scam and reach the man before he pays out.

Interceptor Mark also takes a deep-dive investigation into the world of sextortion scammers – fraudsters who blackmail their victims by threatening to release intimate pictures and videos.

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28 minutes

Credits

RoleContributor
PresenterRav Wilding
PresenterNick Stapleton
Executive ProducerRowland Stone
Series ProducerSherry Knight

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