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Series 3: 16. Somebody Took £5,000



Scammers in Jaipur, India, are pretending to be from Visa and convincing victims into handing over their money. The team try to persuade an elderly woman to believe them and not the scammers, but it's proving tricky to break the spell. Time to call on the services of the ground interceptors.

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