BBC reporter records phone call with fraudster
BBC Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth was phoned by a fraudster and managed to record the call. …
BBC Radio 4 Money Box reporter Dan Whitworth was phoned by a fraudster and managed to record the call.
The National Crime Agency says there’s been “an explosion” in this type of impersonation fraud – when criminals spoof phone numbers to make it look like they’re calling from genuine government departments or banks, for example.
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