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Brooklands Radio Fightback Ninja

629 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago -

Fightback Ninja will help you to fight back against scammers, spammers and time-wasters.

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Episodes

The Fake Hotel Booking Scam

May 12, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.2 MB

The biggest network of cyber criminals have been brought to justice.

UK Biggest Cyber Criminals Caught

May 09, 2017 07:18 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MB

The biggest network of cyber criminals have been brought to justice.

Be a Scamsmart Investor

May 02, 2017 07:18 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MB

Make sure you invest in a smart way to avoid the get rich opporunities that never work

The NatWest Account Blocked Scam

April 27, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

A typical bank account scam trying to get your confidential information

New Cyber Security Centre

April 25, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.72 MB

The government open a new cyber security centre

The Overpayment Refund Scam

April 21, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.55 MB

Don't be taken in by an overpayment

Louise and the Microsoft Support Scammer

April 18, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.68 MB

Louise was almost taken in by this common phone scam

The Apple Fake Purchase Scam

April 14, 2017 07:18 - 56 seconds - 882 KB

When a warning email arrives - be careful as many are just scams

Trashcan Disposable Email Addresses

April 11, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.46 MB

Disposable email addresses can be useful when you don't want to give out your real email address.

The Green Card Lottery Scam

April 07, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.39 MB

There's always big competition to get a Green Card for America and the scammers know this

Caller Protection Company Fined For Cold Calls

April 04, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.61 MB

A company selling caller protection systems was fined for making cold callers.

Paybook Club Social media Network

March 31, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.39 MB

The new social media network Paybookclub that claims to pay you for making posts

How to Play the Telemarketers Game

March 28, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.21 MB

The telemarketers game is a bit of fun for when those dreaded cold callers pester you

The Company Investigation Notice Scam

March 24, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.28 MB

A notice of company problems - but not what it seems

How to Charge Cold Callers

March 20, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

It is possible to charge cold callers but you have to be organised

The Self Defence Scam

March 17, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.32 MB

Self Defence on the Internet

Advertising Scammers Busted

March 13, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 807 KB

Advertising scammers brought to justice

Womens Clothes Special Offer Phishing Scam

March 10, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 710 KB

The offer of discount women's clothes or accesories to induce people into a phishing scam

The Traffic Monsoon Ponzi Scheme Stopped

March 06, 2017 07:18 - 2 minutes - 2.49 MB

This Ponzi scheme swindled over 160,000 people before it was stopped.

The Miracle Eye Drops Scam

March 03, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.19 MB

These eye drops are so good they can fix any eye problems - so they claim

Nuisance Caller Prosecuted

February 28, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.74 MB

Cold callers responsible for up to 330,000 calls per day are prosecuted.

Lorraines Battle Over Fridge Insurance

February 21, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.75 MB

You would not expect an insurance company to scam you

The Christian Charity Scam

February 17, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1010 KB

Just because an emailer claims to be a good Christian looking to help financially - doesn't make it genuine

How to Stay safe on Social Media

February 14, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.57 MB

The best steps for staying safe with use of social media services

The Charitable Gift Scam

February 10, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.35 MB

A charitable gift is not what it seems

How to Protect Yourself Against Online Scams

February 06, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.64 MB

The steps you can take to protect yourself agianst these scams

Unexpected Facts About Scams

February 03, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.74 MB

Scammers and scams are not what you may expect

How to block spam emails

January 31, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.71 MB

We all get unsolicited emails - what can you do about it?

The Cyber Crime Recovery Commission Scam

January 26, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.13 MB

A fake commission promising refunds to people scammed.

Defending Fightback Ninja against online attack

January 24, 2017 07:18 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MB

There are legion scammers and spammers out there who will attack any new websites and blogs in the hope of taking control of them.

Dodgy Investment Offers

January 19, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.34 MB

Scammers offer unusual investment opportunities.

Government Moves to Stop Pension Scammers

January 17, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.27 MB

Government wakes up to the scam industry targeting people's pensions

The Vistafun Competition Trap

January 12, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.57 MB

You may end up signed on for Vistafun competitions without intending to

Ttrading Standards takes down Wyvern Media

January 10, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.39 MB

Trading Standards biggest operation takes down a nasty group of fraudsters

The Government Gateway Phishing Scam

January 06, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.48 MB

A new phishing scam designed to catch your information

How to Have a Safe Password

January 03, 2017 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.79 MB

What do you need to do to set a 'safe' password

Warning; we have your information

December 29, 2016 07:18 - 2 minutes - 1.89 MB

Extortion on the Internet as scammers claim to have your personal information and will release it on your social media

Government Fights back

December 26, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.64 MB

The government announce new plans to improve cyber defences and go on the attack

Fake Loan Companies

December 22, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.44 MB

Isn't that good - this company wants to lend me money at 3% for any purpose at all.

Security Blogger Scams the Scammer

December 18, 2016 07:18 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MB

A French security blogger was so incensed by scammers calling his parents he decided to see what he could do

Quick Cash

December 16, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.25 MB

The Quick Cash scam that can be very expensive

Chris Deals with Cold Callers

December 13, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.44 MB

Chirs has his own way to sort out those cold callers

Web Design and SEO Experts in Asia

December 09, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

There are thousands if not millions of web design, SEO and Digital marketing 'experts' in Asia sending spam messages across the world

Bob Servant says Delete This at Your Peril

December 06, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.29 MB

Bob Servant likes engaging with scammers and wasting their time in an often hilarious manner.

The Email Premium Phone Number Scam

December 01, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.25 MB

An email that exhorts you to dial an 0844 number for tech support

Dealing With A BT OpenReach Scammer

November 27, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.73 MB

A conversation with a scammer claiming to be from BT OpenReach

The Illegal Treasure Scam

November 25, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.56 MB

Some scams include an illegal element to make them seem more likely.

How Mrs X Was Scammed

November 22, 2016 07:18 - 2 minutes - 1.99 MB

Mrs X did the right things but was still scammed

The Fake Zeus Virus Warning Scam

November 18, 2016 07:18 - 1 minute - 1.77 MB

A warning appears on your screen about the Zeus virus. What do you do?

The Psychology of Scammers

November 15, 2016 07:18 - 2 minutes - 2.32 MB

There's a lot known about scammers and some may surprise you