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Rip Off Britain
Season 17 · Episode 26
Scammers used our street to open fake accounts
0.044mNovember 24, 2025
In the first of five special episodes for BBC Scam Safe week, the team investigate the fake bank accounts all registered in one Cheshire street.
Episodes
- Episode 1Tenants turned my family home into a cannabis farm
- Episode 2Water bills are going up, but what’s it all being spent on?
- Episode 3My conservatory roof shattered, but no-one’s taking responsibility
- Episode 4I paid for a smartphone but received a lump of clay
- Episode 5Timeshare nightmare
- Episode 6I cancelled my card, but scammers kept spending
- Episode 7Brazen car scam caught on camera
- Episode 8