What happens when a scammer succeeds in conning you out of thousands? Or when a photograph of you suddenly goes viral for all the wrong reasons? How about the conundrum of fan forums and how to get involved in football banter without it going wrong?
Dr Rebecca Whittington, an expert in online safety, answers all these questions and more.
Each episode features a guest with a real-life experience alongside expert voices in online harm and digital law. Together we unpick the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life.
So if you want to hear stories including how an unknown actress coped when she became a viral meme overnight, or how we discovered that hundreds of women had been targeted by a social media catfish with a fetish, or if you’d like top tips around spotting an online scam in the new digital age, subscribe now to Go Doxx Yourself.
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What happens when a scammer succeeds in conning you out of thousands? Or when a photograph of you suddenly goes viral for all the wrong reasons? How about the conundrum of fan forums and how to get involved in football banter without it going wrong?
Dr Rebecca Whittington, an expert in online safety, answers all these questions and more.
Each episode features a guest with a real-life experience alongside expert voices in online harm and digital law. Together we unpick the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life.
So if you want to hear stories including how an unknown actress coped when she became a viral meme overnight, or how we discovered that hundreds of women had been targeted by a social media catfish with a fetish, or if you’d like top tips around spotting an online scam in the new digital age, subscribe now to Go Doxx Yourself.
"Mum, I Need Your Help": how to spot cyber scammers
Go Doxx Yourself
44 minutes
3 months ago
"Mum, I Need Your Help": how to spot cyber scammers
There was nothing untoward when a son texted his mum to tell her he had a new number; after all, he was in the process updating his phone contract, so it all made sense.
When he texted again to ask for help with a payment, there were no initial suspicions as he was also in the process of moving house. It was only after approximately £7,000 had been transferred, that his mum realised she was the victim of a scam.
In this episode of Go Doxx Yourself, Dr Rebecca Whittington speaks to the mum who was cruelly conned out of money by someone posing as her child. The episode unpicks how easy it is to fall victim to fraud, especially when we live so much of our life online.
With expert advice from Charlotte Hooper, head of operations for The Cyber Helpline, the episode also hears about how common this kind of event can be and also provides tips and support for those who are targeted by scammers.
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Go Doxx Yourself
What happens when a scammer succeeds in conning you out of thousands? Or when a photograph of you suddenly goes viral for all the wrong reasons? How about the conundrum of fan forums and how to get involved in football banter without it going wrong?
Dr Rebecca Whittington, an expert in online safety, answers all these questions and more.
Each episode features a guest with a real-life experience alongside expert voices in online harm and digital law. Together we unpick the human stories behind cyber nightmares and offer top tips on how to navigate online life.
So if you want to hear stories including how an unknown actress coped when she became a viral meme overnight, or how we discovered that hundreds of women had been targeted by a social media catfish with a fetish, or if you’d like top tips around spotting an online scam in the new digital age, subscribe now to Go Doxx Yourself.
