Episode 5
Millie clicked on a link she thought was to her phone company and ended up losing a lot of money. We also learn how the NCA shut down a website that was exposing people's data.
Millie got a text from her phone company asking to tweak payment details on her account, and with the pandemic affecting her business, she responded quickly so as not to lose out on any income. Then she got a call, and scammers were able to persuade her to take out a 拢10k loan and overdraft by using her security information. They also emptied her business account. Now Millie is convinced that she has been added to a suckers list and wants Michelle and Mavis鈥檚 help to get the scammers off her case.
Zara鈥檚 emails were hacked just as she was expecting a large payment from her solicitors as a result of the sale of her father鈥檚 home. After scammers accessed her emails, they intercepted messages from her solicitor and got the inheritance money sent to their account rather than hers. Having lost more than 拢40,000, Zara needs Michelle and Mavis to make sure she鈥檚 secure online.
Also in the episode, the National Crime Agency talk us through their operation to bring down a website publishing people鈥檚 data and raking in thousands in the process.
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