SCAM SAFE

BBC Scam Safe is the essential hub for information on how to avoid scams and what to do if you are scammed.

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Businessman found guilty of £243,000 fraud
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England
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1 day ago
Angry Ginge says under-14s should not have TikTok
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Manchester
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1 day ago
'Using AI to manipulate the truth is not on'
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West Yorkshire
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2 days ago
What is typosquatting? Video, 00:09:24
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BBC
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2 days ago
Moment Romance fraudster was confronted. Video, 00:01:17
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England
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2 days ago

Amanda Holden takes on the scammers Video, 00:03:19
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BBC
Posted
24 November 2025
Matt Allwright's guide to the Scam Safe website. Video, 00:00:50
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BBC
Posted
24 October 2025
The Scam Safe experts on why this week is so important
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Media Centre
BBC Scam Safe roadshows
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BBC Scam Safe
Scam Safe programming from 22 - 28 November
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Media Centre
What can you expect in scam safe week. Video, 00:00:40
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BBC
Posted
21 November 2025
Stick it to the scammers
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BBC
Posted
21 November 2025

Tips and advice

What to do to stay Scam Safe
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What to do if you've been scammed
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BBC Scam Safe
What to do if your phone is stolen
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Rip Off Britain
What to do to stay safe on WhatsApp
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Rip Off Britain
What to do if your email is hacked
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Rip Off Britain
Rip Off Britain's Martyn James' scam watchlist
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BBC
Share your scam story
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BBC Scam Safe

Across the BBC

BBC Scam Safe 2025 quiz: How scam savvy are you?
Boost your scam awareness and spot the scam from the real by playing our BBC Scam Safe 2025 quiz.
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
18 November 2025
BBC Scam Safe 2025 quiz: Celebrity leaderboard
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
18 November 2025
How to avoid scams when shopping online. Video, 00:00:43
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News
Posted
26 November 2025
How Manchester United are trying to tackle touts
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Man Utd
Posted
28 November 2025
It's a Fair Cop scam special. Audio, 30 minutes
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
What's the real cost of cheap, fake football shirts?
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Sport
Posted
27 November 2025
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Adam Buxton speaks to Front Row about AI biographies. Audio, 00:01:58
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BBC Radio 4
Posted
26 November 2025
Runako Celina on how to avoid scams. Video, 00:01:06
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Sounds
Posted
26 November 2025
How to spot scammers on Roblox Grow a Garden. Video, 00:02:39
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Newsround
Posted
26 November 2025
Why are scammers watching the budget? Scam Secrets. Video, 00:01:01
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BBC Radio 4
Posted
21 November 2025
Can you spot an AI scam? Video, 00:03:57
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BBC Ideas
Posted
25 September 2025
Five tricks scammers use to lure you in
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Scam Secrets

How to outsmart scammers
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
24 November 2025
What you can do about the scams aimed at kids
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
17 November 2025
Nick Stapleton explains sextortion
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BBC Bitesize
Posted
20 November 2025
BBC Scam Safe 2025 – Live Lesson
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Bitesize for Teachers
Safer Internet Day 2025 – Live Lesson: Watch again
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Bitesize for Teachers

How to get help if you’ve been scammed

Visit BBC Action Line for details of organisations offering information and support

Scam Safe resources from beyond the BBC

Stay Scam Safe with this downloadable interactive
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The Open University
Tips on how to spot scams and protect yourself from fraud
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Take Five to Stop Fraud
An initiative to protect and prevent people from being scammed
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Friends Against Scams
If you get a call that seems off, stop, hang up, and dial 159
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Stop Scams UK
Sign up for this free Scam Alerts newsletter
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Report if you've been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime
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Action Fraud
Stay alert for TV Licensing scams
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TV Licensing
Get expert advice on how to stay scam safe
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The Open University

Scams & Fraudsters on BBC Sounds

Investigations & stories of deception and what you can do to avoid it happening to you.

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Sport's Strangest Crimes. Confessions of a Match Fixer. Audio
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Scam Secrets. Audio
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Tortoise Investigates. Sweet Bobby. Audio
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Consumer Fight Back. Audio
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Strange But True Crime. The Man with the Golden Hun. Audio
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Tense moments with the Scam Interceptors

Scams & Fraudsters on BBC iPlayer

Unmasking the dark side of human deceit

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Eye Investigations. Like, Follow, Trafficked: Insta’s Fake Guru. Video, 55 minutes
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Scam Land: Money, Mayhem and Maseratis. Video, 32 minutes
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Confessions of a Teenage Fraudster. Video, 43 minutes
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The Man Who Definitely Didn’t Steal Hollywood. Video, 88 minutes
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BBC Two
Disclosure. Matched with a Predator. Video, 29 minutes
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BBC One