Phone scammers caught on recording

A family was concerned about their mother being a victim of telephone banking fraud, so they put a recording device on her phone.

It caught how the fraudsters, making several phone calls, spoofed the number appearing on the caller I.D. The narrator interjects at key moments explain what is happening and why.

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As technology changes in our life, the fraudsters will invest a lot of time and technology into convincing you they are real. On previous programs a Chief of Police commissioner admitted to falling victim.