Development on this since I wrote it last year. I got AIthor’d. Scammers scammed my book about scams by making an AI-generated version of it written by imaginary fraud expert, Dan Myshkin (sick name though guys credit where it’s due) and publishing it on Amazon. Right under mine in searches.

AI in the wild? This tray tissue I was given at a restaurant is full of errors and hallucinations…!

Thanks so much Greg. The situation is not a great one!

Loved this! Talked City for an hour with the excellent @iancheeseman.bsky.social and co

Loved writing this - thank you @societyofauthors.bsky.social for having me

I offered my thoughts on the fast rise of celebrity impersonation deepfakes on social media, and how to spot them, for today's FT: The rise of deepfake scams — and how not to fall for one on.ft.com/43kRBx1

New series of #ScamInterceptors on the cover of Money Mail today. This is behind a paywall at the moment: www.dailymail.co.uk/money/mailpl...

#scaminterceptors is back on your screens at 14.00 on BBC1 today. The whole new series of ten episodes is already up on iPlayer - so get over there and start watching. I say this every year, but it really is our best work yet! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Will be on #bbcbreakfast very shortly talking about the new series of Scam Interceptors. It starts tomorrow on BBC1 at 14.00 - the whole series of 10 episodes drops on iPlayer at the same time!

Three #scam calls hitting #UK today: 1) "Solar rebates program" #phishing call, trying to get you to share info about property/personal circumstances, by claiming they can get you discounted solar panels. Probably going to pass on to other scammers or use themselves in future.

Increasingly finding that Instagram is a good place for me to do scam advice in short form videos. I am @staplenick on there if you’re keen on getting some of it

Nick Stapleton (An investigative journalist, broadcaster and BAFTA-winning producer) leaves X (4.101 followers) Bluesky: @nickstapleton.tv #BlueSkyWins

Want to set up two factor authentication so you can bomb proof your social media accounts? You’ll have to join me on Morning Live from 09.30 where I’ll be showing you how to do it! From my own laptop! On live TV! Terrifying

A pleasure to meet you sir!

Been talking about letters and leaflets on today’s #MorningLive - and how you can protect yourself against the many scams coming through your letterbox! On iPlayer later today 👌

In today's Financial Times, I spoke to Claer Barrett about How to Beat Scammers and the crazy ways in which investment scams are taking over the world: on.ft.com/42XpRjq

A little taste of How To Beat Scammers from today's Money Mail (paywalled). The book is out tomorrow! www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/mailpl...

I am very proud of our BBC #ThisIsOurBBC

Thanks so much!

Yay! It's here, the new book about scammers by @nickstapleton.tv Can't wait to make a start reading it, even gonna take it with me next week to read on the plane x

About to have a chat with BBC Radio Manchester about the increasing numbers of local bank branches being closed. I hope I can make it less scary and give people the confidence to bank online or over the phone! It's generally a bit safer than carrying around wads of cash...

Don’t take it from me! Take it from the satisfied recipients of advanced copies! #HowToBeatScammers

On Morning Live today we are talking about AI-generated deepfakes and how they’re being used in scams. I’ve got tips on how to spot them, as well as a round up on other messages sent in by viewers, including scammers taking advantage of Storm Eowyn…

Back on your screens with Morning Live very shortly. Today’s item features a truly shocking phone scam I’ve recorded, with scammers impersonating the authorities to try and further defraud those who have already been successfully targeted by a scam…

If you haven't got your pre-order in, my book How to Beat Scammers is available via Waterstones and Amazon. Release is Feb 13th. Expect a deep dive into the culture and history of fraud, a library of every scam I know about and a sytem to detect new ones! www.waterstones.com/book/how-to-...

Got an important piece coming up on today’s Morning Live. It’s about how we talk about scams, and why it’s essential to stop the victim blaming to protect yourself and others. Join us from 09.30

Today @moneybox.bsky.social Live is in Sheffield, at the Grange Crescent Residential Care Home for a special programme on the cost of care. We'll hear from residents, staff, experts and family members about the challenging cost of care. If you want to contact us too, email [email protected]

When #ScamInterceptors was on tv i used to go on Twitter and see it lit up with people discussing the show. Now nothing, totally dead. Sad to lose a forum like that for talking about important issues. Guess we’ll have to make a new one!

Scam Interceptors is back on your screens tomorrow night on BBC1 @ 20.30, with what I can only assume is a repeat of series 3 because series 4 isn’t out of the edit yet 😬

Got to love Outlook, which will junk all the genuine messages I get forwarded from random iCloud emails after choosing to hide my own address, but will allow 46 "FREE SET OF JAPANESE KNIVES" scam surveys through its filter every day. Great work guys

I am back on BBC Morning Live next Monday talking about the scams happening right now, with some phone calls I've recorded over the holidays. Got any you think I should now about? Let me know...

With their company name and confirmed when I asked where they were based the location that came up on my phone when I was called by scammer.... The lady was most grateful for the warning as this could have an adverse effect on her business if her number is being hijacked by scammers

@staplenick.bsky.social Hi Nick....just had an attempted scammer on the phone claiming to be from Three...but the number they piggy backed was a legitimate business (their company name was displayed on phone screen) in Pickering, Yorkshire. After I called them out, I contacted company, who answered

Well this is grim

Another fascinating London story from Jim. I walk past these shops nearly every day and they're always packed. Someone somewhere is making a lot of money...

SCAMS EPIDEMIC POD SPECIAL I meet victim of a £73k deep fake of me Psychological ways the criminals suck u in Questioning Ofcom, Police & banks over UKs pitiful regulations & why so few get arrested! podcasts.APPLE.com/gb/podcast/t... open.SPOTIFY.com/show/6tsU1yc... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

#ScamInterceptors back on @bbcone.bsky.social at 14.00 with another new episode! Get on down there if you’ve not been binging it all on the iPlayer already

Should you ever want to understand why a lot of the information #ScamInterceptors report to the relevant authorities goes, shall we say “unnoticed”, this might be a good indicator: www.phoneworld.com.pk/fia-raids-il... 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

The BBC’s brilliant #ScamSafe Week starts in earnest today with a massive amount of related work across the organisation. I’m so glad the BBC is leading the way on this with its unique platform and reach. There’s tons on inc Morning Live, Scam Interceptors (twice today!), Radio 1 & Eastenders…

A fun thing about having an old #hotmail account I just use for nonsense and crap is that no matter how many times I tell it that a certain type of email is junk, they still make it through the filter. How is #Outlook so bad at this?! It’s been around for 20 years!

This is a v cool idea. A community which looks after each other! #scams

I clearly can’t keep track of what the schedulers have planned for @BBCOne. Absolutely baffling. Apparently we aren’t on today despite every previous series having been at the same time every weekday all week when there’s new episodes out 🤷‍♂️😂

#ScamInterceptors back on your screens at 14.00 today on BBC1 with a new episode, and honestly one of the most frustrating, intense chases we've ever had. We do so many interceptions I rarely remember individual cases. But I remember this one.

The second episode of the new series of #ScamInterceptors is on BBC1 in ten mins! No it isn’t an episode of #bbcdoctors and we’re very sorry about that. That said 1.4m of you watched us yesterday so we can’t be that bad

#ScamInterceptors is back on your screen right now on BBC1. Doing their utmost to make us look embarrassingly unprofessional, it was meant to be from next week and no one told us it’s now starting today… Anyway enjoy 🫣

I did see this, as it happens I discuss it on this week’s Tech Life on BBC World Service. I like it, but I’m disappointed it isn’t on all O2 customers’ phones! Why not? Should be an option if you identify a scam call. Would waste far more scammer time. Feels a bit of a PR exercise at the mo

If you watched Morning Live today you’ll know that my dad has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s. It’s been a tough time, with lots of difficult conversations about the future. Thankfully, there’s lots of resources out there to help including Parkinson’s UK. If you need help, it’s out there

Hello everyone! I’m going to start posting here more often🥳 Had enough of the X hellscape