Stopping Scotland's Scammers: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

With a 14% increase in cases in the last year, fraudsters are on the increase in Scotland and they are finding new ways to con innocent people out of their hard earned cash.

Not all victims fit the stereotype of who we would expect to be scammed, like vulnerable sections of society.

New evidence actually shows that 31 to 40 year olds are the most likely group to be repeat victims of cons.

New forms of financial scams are appearing online all the time including ‘romance scams' and ‘fake government websites'.

While the Internet has become one of the main tools for scammers, postal contact and over the telephone still remains a major opportunity for con artists.

In the series of three 30 minute programmes, STV will highlight the increasing rise in financial scams and inform the public how they can better protect themselves against fraud, using real-life case studies to illustrate the extent of the issue.

Series details

• Title: Stopping Scotland's Scammers
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Crime
• Premiere date: 2015-03-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-05-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: STV
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 27596

Cast and credited roles

• Jackie Brambles — Presenter

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-02; final listed air date 2015-03-16; episode order: 3.
• Season 2: premiered 2016-02-29; final listed air date 2016-03-21; episode order: 4.
• Season 3: premiered 2017-05-05; final listed air date 2017-05-26; episode order: 4.

Source and licence

Adapted from Stopping Scotland's Scammers on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.