A lifetime of savings can disappear in moments.

In this episode of Scam Detectors, host Jane Wakefield explores how fraudsters target pensions and retirement savings through romance, fake investments and increasingly sophisticated impersonation.

Enola shares how an online relationship led to the loss of her retirement savings and left her deeply in debt. Susanna Streeter, Chief Investment Strategist at Wealth Club, explains how fraudsters exploit trust, urgency and fear of missing out. We also hear from Mike Bloomfield of the UK Pensions Regulator about the professional websites, persistent contact and AI techniques being used to make scams appear legitimate.

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We’re back for Season 3!

In this episode of Scam Detectors, Jane dives into the unsettling world of holiday scams. Holidays should be all about relaxing, not working out whether your booking is real, or travel agent is who they say they are!

We hear from:

• Jan, who nearly lost £4,000 after scammers impersonating a real travel company promised a great deal to Australia
• Eddie, who discovered an apartment booking in his account that he hadn’t made
• Lisa Webb from Which?, who covers the different tactics they’ve seen scammers used when it comes to holiday scams.

With the summer holidays coming up, it’s a timely reminder to slow down and watch out for warning signs before booking your next well-deserved break.

In this episode of Scam Detectors, host Jane Wakefield explores the growing threat of tech support scams. The episode features a personal account from producer Sarah Treanor, insights from Steven Masada of Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit on how scammers use AI, and Kausar Kenning from Visa on ecosystem-wide scam disruption and prevention.

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