Scammers have been cashing in on the warfare in Ukraine by spreading emotional appeals all through the net and stealing identities.
World Disinformation Reporter Hannah Gelbart investigates their emotionally charged strategies, and follows digital paper trails all through the net
Take heed to the podcast ‘Struggle scams: The criminals exploiting battle in Ukraine’ on BBC Sounds.
Watch the documentary on BBC Information iPlayer ‘Victims of Ukraine Struggle Scams’ throughout the UK and BBC Information YouTube globally.
Produced by Soraya Auer and Hannah Gelbart for BBC World Actuality Test and the World Disinformation Unit.
Movement graphics by Naomi Goddard
Further filming by Marek Polaszewski, Dickon Mager, Greg Shea
Edited by Frik Reinecke and Paul Mullen
Further evaluation by Ax Sharma and Paul Myers
