Scam Interceptors
BBC iPlayer Running Crime
6 Seasons · 85 Episodes · Premiered April 4, 2022
Rav Wilding is hunting down the scammers plaguing our lives. Working with ethical hackers to hack into the fraudsters' illegal call centres, Rav uses cutting-edge technology to monitor the scammers' phone calls in an effort to stop victims losing out to real-time scams.
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Next Air Time: Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
15 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Mon, Apr 4 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E02
Episode 2
Tue, Apr 5 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E03
Episode 3
Wed, Apr 6 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E04
Episode 4
Thu, Apr 7 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E05
Episode 5
Fri, Apr 8 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E06
Episode 6
Mon, Apr 11 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E07
Episode 7
Tue, Apr 12 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E08
Episode 8
Wed, Apr 13 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E09
Episode 9
Thu, Apr 14 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E10
Episode 10
Fri, Apr 15 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E11
Episode 11
Mon, Apr 18 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E12
Episode 12
Tue, Apr 19 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E13
Episode 13
Wed, Apr 20 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E14
Episode 14
Thu, Apr 21 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E15
Episode 15
Fri, Apr 22 2022 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Season 2
20 episodes
E01
Episode 1
Mon, May 1 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Rav Wilding and YouTuber Jim Browning join forces with ethical hackers to hunt down cyber criminals. Using the same remote-access technology that criminals use to scam their victims, the team hacks the hackers and monitors their operation.
E02
Episode 2
Tue, May 2 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Rav Wilding joins forces with ethical hackers to hunt down cyber criminals. Using the same remote-access technology that criminals use to scam their victims, the team hacks the hackers and monitors their operation.
E03
Episode 3
Wed, May 3 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Rav Wilding and YouTuber Jim Browning join forces with ethical hackers to hunt down cyber criminals. Using the same remote-access technology that criminals use to scam their victims, the team hacks the hackers and monitors their operation.
E04
Episode 4
Thu, May 4 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Rav Wilding and YouTuber Jim Browning join forces with ethical hackers to hunt down cyber criminals. Using the same remote-access technology that criminals use to scam their victims, the team hacks the hackers and monitors their operation.
E05
Episode 5
Fri, May 5 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Rav Wilding and YouTuber Jim Browning join forces with ethical hackers to hunt down cyber criminals. Using the same remote-access technology that criminals use to scam their victims, the team hacks the hackers and monitors their operation.
E06
Episode 6
Mon, May 8 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E07
Episode 7
Tue, May 9 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E08
Episode 8
Wed, May 10 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E09
Episode 9
Thu, May 11 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E10
Episode 10
Fri, May 12 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
E11
Hunting the O2 Fakers
Mon, Oct 23 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A scam call centre is pretending to be a mobile provider to get control of UK phone accounts to steal customers' money. Can the Interceptors stop them?
E12
The £900 iPhone Scam
Tue, Oct 24 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A student thinks she is talking to an online retail company, who are warning her that hackers have bought a £900 phone on her account. Can the Interceptors make her realise the truth?
E13
Your Visa Card's Been Hacked
Wed, Oct 25 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A woman thinks she is speaking to a card company's fraud department and that her debit card has been hacked. But she is actually talking to scammers, and they want her money.
E14
The Phoney Cancellation Form
Thu, Oct 26 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A man has been told he has accidentally taken out a subscription and needs to fill out a cancellation form if he wants his cash back. But in fact, it is all part of a scam.
E15
The £2,000 Cash Withdrawal
Fri, Oct 27 2023 9:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Scammers convince a woman to withdraw £2,000 in cash. Can the Interceptors stop her sending the money straight to the criminals?
E16
Looking for Love - Hunting the Romance Scammer
Mon, Oct 30 2023 10:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
The Interceptors go online dating and lure in a scammer. How will he react when he learns the truth? A family are made to believe there is a problem with their debit card.
E17
Absolute Bankers
Tue, Oct 31 2023 10:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
Scammers are ringing UK landlines claiming to be from a major UK high-street bank and saying people's accounts have been hacked. Can the Interceptors stop people handing over cash?
E18
The Mega Scam Call Centre
Wed, Nov 1 2023 10:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
It is the biggest scam call centre the team have ever come across, and one of its agents has lured in a man who believes he is talking to an internet retail giant.
E19
They Can See Your Phone Screen
Thu, Nov 2 2023 10:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A mother and daughter let scammers claiming to be from a retail giant take control of their mobile phone. The women think they are owed back money for a subscription they never wanted - but in fact, the scammers are about to steal their cash. It is up to Rav and the team to try to stop them.
E20
The Vodafone Fakers
Fri, Nov 3 2023 10:00 AM GMT+0000
45 min
A man believes he is talking to his mobile phone company - but in fact, they are scammers, and he is about to buy them a very expensive mobile phone.
Season 3
20 episodes
E01
There's Somebody at My Front Door!
Mon, Jun 10 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
It's a race to the wire as the team try to stop one woman from transferring thousands of pounds of savings to the scammers.
E02
I Just Want to Cry...
Tue, Jun 11 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Interceptors face a nail-biting race to pull one woman out of the clutches of the scammers.
E03
The Foul-Mouthed Fraudsters
Wed, Jun 12 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers turn the air blue in the Scam Interceptors HQ, hurling a barrage of abuse at their victims.
E04
£100,000 on the Line
Thu, Jun 13 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The Interceptors race to save one man's £100,000 savings pot from scammers pretending to be from his bank. The team are forced to take drastic measures in an attempt to reach the victim in time and persuade him to hang up on the criminals. We also call up the fraudsters flogging fake cars online.
E05
Are You Lying to Me Roger?
Fri, Jun 14 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The race is on for Rav Wilding and his team as they try to protect an elderly man in a remote community from scammers.
E06
Race across London
Mon, Jun 17 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The revelation that a woman might have withdrawn thousands of pounds in cash to post on to scammers has the team scrambling to locate her in central London before any money is lost. Rav also confronts the criminals behind the illegal activity.
E07
Interceptors to the Rescue
Tue, Jun 18 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The ground team are called into action to help a woman in the scammers' clutches. But with the woman several hours' drive away, the team are forced to rely on the help of friends and neighbours. We're also on the trail of the Taylor Swift ticket swindlers.
E08
There Are Two iPhones in Your Basket
Wed, Jun 19 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The team intercept scammers trying to convince a man that hackers are ordering thousands of pounds of iPhones on his Amazon account.
E09
You're Buying Gift Cards for Scammers
Thu, Jun 20 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The team are forced into a tight spot as they try and reach a woman before she hands over hundreds of pounds in gift cards to scammers.
E10
The Money, the Parcel and the Stakeout
Fri, Jun 21 2024 9:45 AM GMT+0000
30 min
The team tap into scammers at a call centre in Jaipur, India, who are talking victims into posting money to UK addresses. The team play along and post a parcel of pretend cash to flush the fraudsters out and confront them with their crimes.
E11
Face to Face with a Money Mule
Mon, Nov 18 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team tap into a scam call centre in Jalandhar, north west India, that is trying to steal thousands from a woman in the UK. But the scammer slips up, revealing the address of a UK accomplice. Time to pay them a visit.
E12
They Are Trying to Steal Your Money
Tue, Nov 19 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A giant scam call centre in Kolkata has convinced one woman they're from her bank and that she needs to follow their instructions to save her money. The only thing the team can do is try to track down a relative in the hope of stopping the scammers.
E13
The Scammer Seals the Deal
Wed, Nov 20 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team battle the most ruthless scammer they've ever faced as they try to stop a man in Scotland from handing over £2,000 in cash. But can they disrupt the criminal they've nicknamed ‘the Closer' for long enough to stop him sealing the deal?
E14
Who's the Lucky Guy behind That Pretty Smile?
Thu, Nov 21 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team investigates the shady world of romance fraudsters and play the scammers at their own game.
E15
If We Can't Find Him, He Is Going to Be Evicted
Mon, Nov 25 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team have intercepted a call centre claiming to be from Amazon. They've hooked in a man and are trying to get him to hand over his month's rent money. If they reach him, they stop him losing out. Trouble is, it's proving almost impossible to get through to him.
E16
Somebody Took £5,000
Tue, Nov 26 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers in Jaipur, India, are pretending to be from Visa and convincing victims into handing over their money. The team try to persuade an elderly woman to believe them and not the scammers, but it's proving tricky to break the spell. Time to call on the services of the ground interceptors.
E17
A Tsunami of Scams
Wed, Nov 27 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers pretending to be from Amazon have got a dental nurse on the line for thousands of pounds. Unable to get through on the phone, the ground interceptors chase across London to her place of work. Only problem is, she's not there. Can they find her in time to stop the scam?
E18
No More Scam Calls... Ever
Thu, Nov 28 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A telesales firm in Kolkata, India, is calling UK landlines, selling a telephone system that it claims can end the menace of scam calls forever. Except... it can't. The team starts to unravel what they're really selling and the British boss behind it all.
E19
I'd Wrap My Stick around His Neck
Mon, Dec 2 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers in eastern India have convinced a woman in the Lake District that her bank account has been compromised by criminals. They won't take no for an answer, so it's up to the ground interceptors to make sure they get the message across.
E20
Why Are You Crying?
Tue, Dec 3 2024 2:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A scammer claiming to be a senior manager at a high street bank mercilessly targets a traumatised victim. The Ground Interceptors are called into action to reach the woman before it's too late. The team also investigate a series of video messages supposedly from Donny Osmond - can they be real?
Season 4
10 episodes
E01
Straight to Thailand!
Tue, Apr 22 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers try to transfer a man's money directly to a Thai bank account. In desperation, the team dispatch the ground interceptors to the man's home address.
E02
The Arrest Warrant
Wed, Apr 23 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team tackle scammers posing as the UK's National Crime Agency to scare their targets into giving them money.
E03
Is My Daughter with You?
Thu, Apr 24 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The team encounter the most staggering of circumstances as a scammer, posing as a UK broadband company, tries to defraud an older man using remote access to his computer.
E04
Go, Go, Go, Go, Go!
Mon, Apr 28 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The ground team are scrambled in a desperate bid to stop a man handing over hundreds of pounds to broadband scammers.
E05
You Will Get a Call from the Police, OK
Tue, Apr 29 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
The interceptors take on scammers posing as the police, who even use fake recordings of walkie-talkie chatter to frighten their targets into believing they are genuinely speaking to the authorities.
E06
Call Every Care Home in Sussex
Wed, Apr 30 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Scammers are about to swindle a woman in a care home in Sussex. To save her money, the team need to find out which one she's in.
E07
Your Neighbour's on the Phone to a Scammer
Thu, May 1 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A scammer pretending to be from Microsoft tries to swindle a woman. Her only chance of saving her money is if the team can find a neighbour willing to help her out.
E08
If I Die, Will I Be on Your Conscience?
Tue, May 6 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Cruel scammers force a woman into missing a vital medical appointment under the pretence that her internet is being hacked by criminals.
E09
He's Taking Pictures of Your Credit Card
Wed, May 7 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
A scammer weasels their way into a man's computer, taking photos of his credit cards and getting access to his online banking account. Can the team stop him transferring his cash?
E10
Don't Buy Those Cards!
Thu, May 8 2025 1:00 PM GMT+0000
30 min
Can the ground team cross London and reach a local supermarket in time to stop a couple buying gift cards for scammers?
Season 5
15 episodes
E01
I've Been Scammed 11 Times
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E02
They Are Lying to You!
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E03
He Doesn't Believe We're from the BBC
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 min
Scammers claiming to be phone company BT have a couple in Yorkshire on the hook for thousands of pounds.
E04
We Have Eyes on the Scammers
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 min
The ground team are scrambled in a desperate bid to stop a woman letting her mobile phone account be used to buy scammers a brand new, top-of-the-range handset.
E05
Fake Coppers Coming to Your Door
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E06
Scammers Caught Conning on CCTV
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 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.
E07
The Scammers Are on to Us
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E08
Call Centre Hijack
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 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?
E09
Free AirPods with Every Scam
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 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.
E10
The Condescending Crook
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E11
They've Just Opened This Man's Camera!
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E12
Come and Arrest Me!
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E13
I'm Sorry. I Don't Know What to Do!
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E14
The Most Appalling Identity Theft We've Ever Seen
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
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.
E15
Scam Hub Showdown!
Mon, Nov 3 2025 2:00 PM GMT+0000
28 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.
Season 6
5 episodes
E01
Your Bitcoin Is Now Worth £370,000
Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
29 min
The team fight to stop a group of cryptocurrency scammers stealing money from a man in Kent as part of an elaborate con.
E02
Raiders of the Lost Crypto
Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team try to help a woman in Doncaster who is being scammed while at work, ending up in a tit-for-tat battle with the scammer to persuade her that they're not part of the scam.
E03
Is That You, Jennifer Aniston?
Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
A man is on the phone to a tech support scammer, leaving the team struggling to find a way to get through to him and stop the scam. And we chat to a fake Jennifer Aniston.
E04
The PayPal Pretenders
Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
The team are forced to dispatch their ground interceptors to save a woman in Essex from a devious scammer posing as PayPal.
E05
The Sextortion Scammer
Mon, May 4 2026 5:00 AM GMT+0000
28 min
Rav and Nick battle to stop a remote-access broadband scam, while interceptor Mark investigates sextortion scammers who blackmail victims with threats to expose intimate images.
Cast
Rav Wilding
as Host
Jim Browning
as Jim Browning
