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First Aired: July 21st, 2019
Status: Continuing
Network: BBC Scotland
Summary: Professor David Wilson explores Scottish crimes.
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# of Episodes: 40
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Season 4
Episode 1: Get Rich Quick
Air Date: October 10th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates investment fraud and cyber-crime, including a cryptocurrency scam which uses tech to target and rip off unsuspecting victims.
Episode 2: Romance Fraud
Air Date: October 17th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates romance fraud, where vulnerable people looking for love online are seduced into fake relationships, asked for money, and ultimately ripped off.
Episode 3: Imposters
Air Date: October 24th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates stories of audacious imposters, explores how deep fakes are creating new opportunities for large scale fraud, and meets a deep fake version of himself.
Episode 4: Spiritual Fraud
Air Date: October 31st, 2023
Summary: David Wilson explores how religion and spirituality can be fertile ground for fraudsters who exploit people’s need to believe.
Episode 5: White Collar
Air Date: November 7th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates ‘white collar’ crime, exploring how a fraudster made himself a Scottish ‘laird’ after stealing millions from the Met Police.
Episode 6: Counterfeit Art
Air Date: November 14th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates fraud and forgery in art and literature, discovering how fake Robert Burns manuscripts are still causing problems for collectors.
Episode 7: King of the Swindlers
Air Date: November 21st, 2023
Summary: Professor David Wilson investigates financial crime through the story of one of Scotland’s most prolific investment fraudsters – crooked Aberdeen financial advisor Alistair Greig.
Episode 8: Under the Influencer
Air Date: November 28th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson explores disinformation and fraud in the influencer industry, and how self-styled online experts can cause harm in the real world.
Episode 9: Are Fraudsters Psychopaths?
Air Date: December 5th, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates how fraudsters can target and exploit people when they are at their most vulnerable, by posing as trusted figures like doctors or funeral directors.
Episode 10: Scamming for Scotland
Air Date: December 12nd, 2023
Summary: David Wilson investigates how Scotland’s valuable food and drink brands, including whisky, are being targeted by fraudsters who are ripping off consumers with fake products.
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