Q and A: Email ransom, police impersonation and real or fake?

Q and A: Email ransom, police impersonation and real or fake?

From Scam Clinic by Nick Stapleton

May 21, 2026 · 34 min

About this episode

Nick answers listener questions about email ransom and police impersonation in this bonus episode.

In another bonus episode, Nick answers questions read by producer Lise Rafaelsen, from Scam Clinic listeners. Some of the helpful resources mentioned in this episode are: News article about police impersonation: https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/26102230.tsb-warns-fake-police-scam-targeting-uk-pensioners/ Search Companies House for UK registered businesses: https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/ If you want to email us your own questions, or thoughts, tips and ideas, scamclinic@proton.me is our address. Our website is scamclinic.com Don't forget to listen to our main series, a multi-episode investigation into a large scale investment scam.   ***   Follow Nick on social media 📲:   https://www.instagram.com/staplenick https://www.facebook.com/staplenick https://www.tiktok.com/staplenick Follow Harleen: https://www.instagram.com/harleennottay/ Music and sound engineering is provided by Alex Bayly   https://www.instagram.com/alexbayly   All graphics, design and branding by Debbie Moreira. Scam Clinic is produced by Vannmelon Productions Ltd. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Nick Stapleton

Topics covered

  • email ransom
  • police impersonation
  • scams
  • listener questions
  • resources

Keywords

  • email ransom
  • police impersonation
  • scams
  • listener questions
  • resources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scam Clinic, Vannmelon Productions Ltd, Acast, Companies House, South Wales Argus

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