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The Phoney Cancellation Form

A man鈥檚 been told he鈥檚 accidentally taken out an Amazon subscription and needs to fill out a cancellation form if he wants his cash back. But in fact, it鈥檚 all part of a scam.

A man believes he鈥檚 accidentally taken out a subscription with Amazon Prime, and he wants his money back. What he doesn鈥檛 know is he鈥檚 really talking to scammers, and the cancellation form they鈥檙e asking him to fill in is actually a fast track to giving them his hard-earned cash. That is, unless the Interceptors can get hold of him before he parts with any money.

Meanwhile, we hear from a woman that handed over 拢20,000 to fraudsters she thought were helping her take advantage of a government energy rebate.

28 minutes

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Role Contributor
Presenter Rav Wilding
Presenter Nick Stapleton
Executive Producer Rowland Stone
Series Producer Sherry Knight

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