Phone Scams: Don't Get Caught Out

Alexis Conran examines some outlandish scams. Alifiya reveals how a scammer tried to convince her he'd kidnapped her missing dachshund, threatening to kill her pup if she didn't pay up. It was only after a panic-stricken Alifiya sent money that she discovered he never had her dog in the first place.

Alexis Conran travels to the West Midlands to meet people who have been affected by scams. Kelly lost more than £2,000 to a con artist who promised to rent her a dream home. However, the house was occupied by somebody else, leaving Kelly homeless. Alexis also meets Meena, who thought her broadband provider’s customer service team had called with a tech problem. She later discovered it was a scammer who hacked into her phone and stole nearly £1,000 from her bank account.

Alexis Conran investigates the latest scams, with a look at the banking app infiltrated by criminals, a delivery scam, and a woman tricked out of the sale of her new Spanish home.