Scam Interceptors — Season 5
Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton and ethical hackers hunt down the scammers plaguing our lives.
About this season
Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton and ethical hackers hunt down the scammers plaguing our lives.
Episodes (15)
1. I’ve Been Scammed 11 Times
Aired 3 November 2025 • 28 min
Scammers pretending to be from Sky broadband and claiming there are problems with her internet have got into one woman’s phone and are just seconds away from helping themselves to her money.
2. They Are Lying to You!
Aired 4 November 2025 • 28 min
The team try to stop a Preston student from handing over money to scammers who have told her that they are from the UK’s National Crime Agency.
3. He Doesn’t Believe We’re from the BBC
Aired 5 November 2025 • 28 min
Scammers claiming to be phone company BT have a couple in Yorkshire on the hook for thousands of pounds.
4. We Have Eyes on the Scammers
Aired 6 November 2025 • 28 min
The ground team are scrambled in a desperate bid to stop a woman letting her mobile phone account be used to buy the scammers a brand new, top-of-the-range handset.
5. Fake Coppers Coming to Your Door
Aired 10 November 2025 • 28 min
The interceptors must identify a man trapped into believing he is going to be arrested by the National Crime Agency if he does not transfer money to scammers.
6. Scammers Caught Conning on CCTV
Aired 11 November 2025 • 29 min
Ethical hacker Jim Browning breaks into the CCTV system of a group of Pakistan-based scammers who are conning their way into a man’s mobile phone account.
7. The Scammers Are On to Us
Aired 12 November 2025 • 28 min
Scammers claim a woman’s broadband router is being targeted by hackers – and that she needs their help to fix it. The problem is: the interceptors can not track her down.
8. Call Centre Hijack
Aired 13 November 2025 • 29 min
Scammers from Lahore, Pakistan, are posing as mobile phone companies to steal money from UK victims. But the interceptors have access to their computer systems and are about to hijack their operation. How will they react when they start messing with their calls?
9. Free AirPods with Every Scam
Aired 17 November 2025 • 29 min
A scammer promises a free set of Apple AirPods to every person he speaks to. But we know that he is only after their money.
10. The Condescending Crook
Aired 18 November 2025 • 28 min
The team take on the most patronising and manipulative scammer they have ever come across as he seeks to convince a woman in Essex to hand over information for him to get into her bank account.
11. They've Just Opened This Man's Camera!
Aired 19 November 2025 • 28 min
Scammers pretending to be a broadband provider take control of a man’s phone. They have turned on his camera and are cutting the team’s calls to him.
12. Come and Arrest Me!
Aired 20 November 2025 • 28 min
The team take on foul-mouthed scammers claiming to be from the UK police. The fraudsters have bullied their victim into believing that criminals have opened bank accounts in his name overseas.
13. I’m Sorry. I Don’t Know What to Do!
Aired 25 November 2025 • 28 min
Scammers posing as the police target a young carer based in London. If she does not comply with their demands, they say they will arrest her.
14. The Most Appalling Identity Theft We’ve Ever Seen
Aired 26 November 2025 • 28 min
Ethical hacker Jim Browning wins the team access to a brand new scam call centre, where criminals are in the midst of stealing one man’s passwords and email addresses.
15. Scam Hub Showdown!
Aired 27 November 2025 • 29 min
The team closes in on scammers posing as the UK’s National Crime Agency. Confronting them with their crimes spooks the fraudsters, but it is going to take more than one hit to put this bunch of cybercriminals out of action.