Former police officer turned award-winning comedian Alfie Moore meets Becky Holmes, a writer and speaker who specialises in romance fraud and online manipulation.

Becky, the author of Keanu Reeves is Not in Love with You, grew up in Stratford-upon-Avon and lives back in her hometown. She tells Alfie how she started interacting with – and ultimately exposing – hundreds of romance fraudsters on social media, accidentally becoming a viral phenomenon in the process.

Alfie and Becky are joined by Mary Chater who was pursued by someone called Dani, who she met online. After months building trust and a relationship, he turned out not the be the person they said they were, and Mary wasn’t the only victim of this sophisticated scam. Mary talks openly about how the experience has affected her.

Becky is keen to stress that the scale of romance scams has been underreported due to the stigma associated with it. If you’d like to learn more, head to: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/crime-prevention/crime-types/scams-and-fraud/protecting-against-scams/romance-fraud

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Former police officer turned award-winning comedian Alfie Moore meets the broadcaster, maths teacher and proud Londoner Bobby Seagull MBE.

Bobby, co-host of the Maths Appeal podcast, grew up in Newham and still lives in East London. He tells Alfie why he loves the area – especially the East Ham library! He shares his experiences as a victim of street crime, including mugging and attempted phone snatching.

Alfie and Bobby are joined by Vincent Chan, a Police Sergeant in the Met’s South East Command Unit, to find out about preventing and reporting these types of crimes.

Find out more here: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/crime-prevention/crime-types/mobile-phone-theft

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Former police officer turned award-winning comedian Alfie Moore meets investigative journalist Kaf Okpattah to learn more about cybercrime and the new generation of fraudsters.

Kaf spent months in this shadow world and wrote about his experiences in his book Scam Nation. He tells Alfie about his childhood in Ghana before moving to Tottenham in London. He explores how easy it is for young people to be lured into cybercrime and why it’s never a victimless crime.

Alfie and Kaf are joined by Detective Sergeant Ben Hurley from the Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit to discuss the increasingly sophisticated techniques that scammers are using, and to advise us about how we can protect ourselves from these types of crime.

Find out more here: https://www.ourwatch.org.uk/cybercrime

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