BBC Scam Safe Week is back for 2025, starting on Saturday 22 November. The initiative brings together content across TV, radio, iPlayer, Sounds and online to help the public stay informed against scams. As scammers grow bolder, the BBC aims to deliver a powerful public service campaign with special programming throughout the week.
BBC News will run scam-related stories online and on TV and radio bulletins. The week kicks off with scam content on BBC Breakfast from 6am on 22 November. Countryfile will investigate scammers impersonating food businesses, including supermarkets and small farms, to order goods from other farmers and food producers. Goods disappear on delivery and suppliers never get paid. The episode features a cheese-maker caught in a huge scam and a couple whose identities were used to order produce. Advice on spotting such fraud will be provided.
Morning Live will spearhead the campaign with live coverage from BBC Scam Safe roadshows across the UK. Experts including Watchdog's Matt Allwright and Scam Interceptor's Nick Stapleton will share the latest scams and prevention tips. Topics include accessibility of fraud reporting, identity theft risks, a whisky investment scam, and scammers claiming to help victims recover money from other scammers. The 'Stick It To The Scammers' campaign returns, offering free stickers to prompt viewers to think twice when answering the phone.
Scam Interceptors, hosted by Rav Wilding and Nick Stapleton with ethical hacker Jim Browning, will air weekdays at 2pm on BBC One from 24 November, with the full series on iPlayer from 3 November. Amanda Holden joins the team after scammers used her name and image to con victims. The team intercepts scam calls and races to victims' homes to stop fraud in person.
Rip Off Britain returns with Gloria Hunniford, Julia Somerville, Louise Minchin and BBC Radio 4's Shari Vahl. Episodes focus on counterfeit goods, courier fraud, gift card cons, and fraudulent football and flight ticket sales. Cases include fake bank accounts, scam phone calls, an AI romance scam where a woman lost tens of thousands of pounds, and an international crypto mega-scam that conned 32,000 people using fake investments and bogus celebrity endorsements.
