Meet The Woman Who Lost £40,000 To A ‘Martin Lewis' Scam | This Morning

Experts are warning of the rising threat of cryptocurrency fraud, after the scams rose by 23% last year. And today, we're joined by someone who knows just how dangerous they are. Lisa - whose identity we're protecting - invested in a scheme on social media, which she believed was backed by Martin Lewis. But things quickly spiralled - and before she knew it, scammers had stolen £40,000 from her account. Scared and too embarrassed to tell her friends and family, Lisa reached out to Trading Standards, where she was helped by scams officer Janet Quinn. They both join us this morning to share the shocking story, as well as their tips for protecting yourself.
Broadcast on 18/03/2024
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[@RA-wp6th]

She was talking to a scammer behind her husband’s back because she knew he wouldn’t approve. She has herself to blame.

[@S.Trades]

I doubt she's very bright, tbh.

[@BVking509]

This is why men should be in charge of finance

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Probably still thinks it was genuine

[@stevegreen9612]

Didnt tell her husband, because she KNEW what he'd say. He'd have stopped this immediately. Her fault tbh

[@Alucard_FahrenheitTepes]

It's sickening to mess with someone else's money. If I was her husband and found this out, I'd get a divorce. Stupidity can infect children.

[@paulknights1764]

Harsh .. but I have to agree 👍🏼.. what on earth, was she thinking?

[@Gracie765]

you cant say what you would do because you arent actually in the situation

[@Alucard_FahrenheitTepes]

@@Gracie765 yes I can, it's called putting myself in their shoes duh, stupidity like I said lol

[@wildnfree101]

An advert on social media is not a good place to get investment advice. Also DON'T give a stranger access or control of your phone.

[@OH2023-cj9if]

It doesn't matter how many times you tell people.

[@stephenboyd4934]

All crypto is a scam based on nothing

[@elizabethleboho9752]

Oh my word! Why give control of your affairs to a stranger.

[@BrendanGeesonOfficial]

If you are like I used to be, gulible and easily manipulated. These people will say anything to get hold of you money. I lost £500 of hard earnt graft whilst being bullied in the workplace to have lost it to a scam in India. Those people know just what to say at just the right time.

[@hanaowens5988]

We need some kind of internet safety training for older adults - perhaps in workplaces or something? - to prevent this from happening, because as a younger person who's grown up on the internet it feels obvious to me that these are scams, but clearly for some other people this isnt the case and we need to make sure theyre protected too !!!

[@CatsandJP]

All …social media…text..email…and any internet based selling…need safety regulations from scammers …for people of all ages…sad thing scammers even rate each other.

[@davidostrowski679]

I've read a bit about digital literacy training in workplaces, I think it's becoming more common

[@rafezetter8003]

No we don't we need these idiots to lose their shirts all the time - why? As a warning. When will people learn "if it seems to good to be true - it ALWAYS is" - is the #1 rule of ANYTHING TO DO WITH MONEY, FROM ANYWHERE.

[@adeleberry9638]

This woman wasn’t 'older' tho going off her voice

[@mariahoulihan9483]

howmany older people still work? define older?

[@hamishpaterson2413]

She must’ve been living under a rock not to know Martin Lewis doesn’t do adverts!! And to do that behind her husbands back - really? 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Nicky_Nacky_Nooo]

I deal with scammers nearly every day on social media and it's crazy how many people fall for adverts that are very clearly a scam. It still surprises me how people can be so thick.

[@Mel87y]

Exactly

[@bigpants6121]

gullible but not thick@@Mel87y

[@janetrobertson8805]

Love an understanding voice

[@faydean3391]

​@@janetrobertson8805😂😂😂

[@garylovell6017]

It doesn't really help that a lot of people are greedy.

[@stuartfitch7093]

Whatever has happened to the old sayings of "If it sounds to good to be true then it's not" and "There's no such thing as free money"? People of today need to relearn the sayings of previous generations. There's a lot of truth in them.

[@debbie8304]

Martin lewis is constantly stating that he doesnot endorse any ads that claim to be backed by him, they are all fake. If she followed him, she'd know that.

[@thebrummierailenthusiasts5329]

It looks like Martin Lewis has warned all of us to watch out for scammers they will catch you out if you’re not careful

[@melaniabladeofmiquella]

Ruining someone's life to make money is evil af. Thank god for trading standards

[@PaulO-se6nl]

Yeah the Tories are pure evil…

[@christinedavis5813]

I find Trading Standards not so good either at least the ones I have dealt with

[@bkhan1877]

This poor lady , I can hear the sadness in her voice .

[@dom9412]

Difficult to sympathise

[@Honey_Dale]

Every time they mentioned Janet and cut to her face she looked so awkward 😂 she didn't know what to do. Whether to smile or not😂

[@Motorizedstuff]

She was dieing to laugh lol I don't know what to think they seem to be alot of cutting of the camera maby fake lol not sure

[@ricardojohns9944]

Your first mistake was deceiving your husband, who if you had told him would of most likely used wisdom and told you not to do it.

[@BrendanGeesonOfficial]

Alright Ghandi not everyone is the same "intellect" as you. You clearly don't get how it works. People like me were gullible, you want to believe it's true because I did.

[@Omar-kl3xp]

@@BrendanGeesonOfficialyh but it would have been the best not to invest behind your husband,if you are not fully sure about something ask your partner first for some advice,if your husband don’t know either ask your father ,mother ,uncle and other family members,never do something behind your family back especially if you don’t know what you are doing

[@Lambandpotatocurry]

How are people still falling for these scams? Be safe out there people.

[@juliawigger9796]

You think this is bad? Wait when digital currency is compulsory

[@marmor73]

Crypto the word scares me. Yes it seems the banks are slowly grooming us into this viral presence😮

[@user-sf7kl9uh7k]

Because cash is never stolen?

[@user-uw7rs4ww9h]

if u gonna be that gullible no wonder u hiding your face..anyway gotta go my young Egyptian lover keeps asking for my bank detail's

[@Themis33]

We've all been scammed in one way or another in our lives, whether that be by a criminal, a partner or a friend. She was obviously a very trusting lady. I'm glad her husband has supported her. Hope they get the money back from the bank.

[@OH2023-cj9if]

Why should the bank per her back? What if people know the scammers and use this method for criminal intent? How do we know who is genuine.

[@Themis33]

@@OH2023-cj9if good point. I know some people have been paid back. So don't know how they vet it.

[@stellagyan541]

@@OH2023-cj9if you wouldn't be saying that if it happened to your relative.

[@sandracraig]

Martin Lewis regularly warns the public that he doesn't advertise anything and that these are scame. Such a pity this lady fell for it.

[@shahab3650]

did she not get her money back. in the title it stayes rhat she lost £40,000. In the interview she states £55,000

[@stellagyan541]

£55,000 are the loans the scammer took in her name. £40,000 is the money that was stolen.

[@martinataylor7702]

I think we just have to learn to be happy with the money you have

[@haroldledbitter177]

What if you have little to no money LOL

[@likhwadube5937]

@@haroldledbitter177be happy with that!

[@patthewoodboy]

@@haroldledbitter177 be happy with that

[@babsbyrne1464]

I’m confused…. She not great at explaining what happened … I’m no more clearer to what happened … sound like she’s not even sure how it happeded

[@essexandy189]

Sorry how can anyone be that Dumb

[@BrendanGeesonOfficial]

Just what I thought when I read your comment.

[@jacksoncrate]

ones that took the vsccine and eore masks

[@Gadgetdad007]

Such a naive lady to think that this could be true. Serves her right for being greedy. 😂

[@user-xf7kc8cp4x]

That's not nice 🤨

[@allwrighty100]

Nah, it doesn't 'serve her right'.

[@persephone3309]

It's shocking the ways people can be scammed. I work in banking and one of my colleagues had a customer who had some building work being done. A complete stranger in a van came up to the customer who is an elderly woman, and said she needed to pay him for the building work and she said she had no cash so he said he would take her to a cash point. She then got into this stranger's van and withdrew money for him. Thankfully he dropped her back home and nothing else happened. Please look out for your elderly family members.

[@monicas2269]

Something similar happened to an elderly cousin of mine. Workmen gave her a price for clearing part of her garden, then said it would be more. She went to the bank and mentioned why she needed the money and the lady at the counter phoned the police straight away. The men were caught and taken to court.

[@hannah0079]

If she just spoke with her husband, ..

[@BrendanGeesonOfficial]

Ah, if life was so simple, eh? This woman is a victim so treat her the respect she deserves. People do become gullible, ALWAYS remember people are not on the same wavelength as you. Quite easy for people like you to not understand that.

[@najmazaffar]

My son got scammed . Even though i told him not to. Lucky our bank stopped him giving more money. But he lost £1000 . And these people promise you big money but they lie.

[@melinmove]

Don't trust anyone who's too charming, let alone give them money.b

[@yootaobe5536]

She is not a smart person.

[@richardbutler4488]

Well done makeup department on the hair 😮 Martin Lewis says almost on every show of his regularly that he doesn’t do any of these things and that they are likely scams, this scheme was particularly elaborate and terrifying to the general public. Buyer Beware 😮

[@sdsfulham]

Wonder why she kept it quiet from her husband 🤔

[@RA-wp6th]

Exactly makes no sense. She knew something about it was dodgy.

[@Omar-kl3xp]

Because it was dodgy ,she knew deep down that it was dodgy, but she wanted to risk it for potentially having more money , greed is literally one of the biggest reason people get scam

[@AOTgirl95x]

MARTIN LEWIS NEVER DO THAT 😢

[@allwrighty100]

He didn't.

[@globaldefenseorg]

I think if she got clickbaited on KZbin, then KZbin should reimburse her loss, because KZbin published the scam. So this should be very straight forward. All these scammers are using legit advertising platforms (KZbin, Google, Facebook). So advertising platforms should pay for these scams.

[@paulsaunders1343]

More money than sense

[@andrewcollins8774]

This is still advertised with Martin Lewis & good morning and with Jeremy clarkson. I was interested but very aware that it could be a scam. You guys need to put it straight.

[@larmstrong2302]

Oh! I recognize the person that was scammed's identity! It's "Cousin It"! 😂

[@kitkat88816]

😂

[@mentalmickey1459]

Don't grow up

[@PeaceMatters5]

Wow that husband really did believe in "for better or worse". I'd be livid if she hid that from me😅

[@S.Trades]

She DID hide it from you!

[@PeaceMatters5]

@@S.Trades haha well in that case I'm livid😂

[@SleepingDragon1]

KZbin comment sections are full of bitcoin scammers

[@beewa8840]

Sounds like she has form if the first thing her husband asks is, "what have you done?"

[@stephenwilliams944]

IT loses money? Too good to be true is that sadly.

[@DrivingStandards101]

Only the greedy and the gullible fall for scams like these.

[@sallyjones4557]

how on earth people are able to find and throw large sums of money at schemes like this!!! instead of going via the authorised routes. All she had to do was register via crypto exchange and buy directly from there!! if she follows martin lewis he has been saying for years and years that he doesnt do adverts around investments including crypto!!!

[@Zombie101]

she needs to take responsibility... 5:00 says it all.

[@S.Trades]

Yeah, maybe don't invest in social media schemes! ML is a savvy guy but he certainly doesn't endorse this sort of stuff.

[@DEAN_23]

I was a victim of a scam once, I was just lucky that it wasn't anything as severe as this, but I learned a highly important lesson over it: There's no such thing as a free lunch....

[@mozo9947]

A lot of people put themselves in these situations and then when the worst happens it’s time to cry to the media , it’s their own fault and the majority of competent people wouldn’t have even clicked on the link in the first place

[@chinablue427]

Think about this. To be a Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, Engineer, you have to spend years to get your qualification or Chartership to practice, then if you commit malpractice you are disbard from working as a qualified professional again. Yet, anyone can give you financial advice or control your lifetime pension with little or no qualifications. Why not introduce a new Chartership which takes years to qualify and then tell the country, only invest through these people.

[@rafezetter8003]

That's not even REMOTELY TRUE Actual REAL Financial Advisors are monitored and checked for "suitability" EVERY SINGLE YEAR. I was in the Financial services and my Father was as well for over 40 years AND WE BOTH HAD TO TAKE COMPLIANCE EXAMS EVERY YEAR TO CONTINUE TO BE ALLOWED TO PRACTISE. If we failed on ANY PART we were given a second chance within a month, if we failed again WE LOST OUR LICENCE. You have NO IDEA what you're talking about.

[@wildnfree101]

They already do, you should only use companies that are backed by the FCA. (Financial Conduct Authority)

[@200degrees.]

Fools and their money will soon be parted …

[@davidharwood9552]

As long as people give strangers personal information scammers will be happy happy happy. 😃

[@joycelawson6230]

If something sounds too good to ve true , it usually is

[@MsxHolmes]

You all know the address. The game is afoot!

[@endlessglizzys_.0233]

If you look at the grammer and spelling on the scam emails😂

[@TheDavecroft]

Yes but most people's grammar and spelling is worse than the scammers these days. I'm sick of seeing people using 'of' instead of 'have' etc.

[@S.Trades]

That's "grammar".

[@jaykaye7025]

So very true, they have bad grammar alot of them

[@jgreen2015]

Thats done on purpose to filter out anyone intelligent enough to know the errors as they would be bad marks

[@samuelcraig]

Firstly, the advert is from 2017 so that would ring alarm bells too. I would question if the "deal" back then would even still be valid in 2023/2024. If it sounds too good to be true then it is. Unfortunately people just trust far too easily, rather than doing their own research. Also, the fact that she was too scared to tell her husband suggests that there was a part of her that knew something was not right about the whole thing.

[@MsxHolmes]

what's a scam?

[@wildnfree101]

A con, fraud, people lying to you so they can steal your money.

[@anneritchie426]

If she follows martin he does not advertise or advise people.

[@TheLegenDacster]

The title of this video is very misleading and unfair to Martin Lewis.

[@sweta2u]

No it raises awareness

[@ghostdemon7936]

This lady is why scammers thrive. Come on folk!! Get real. Stop being fickle and atop clocking on dodgy lonks and falling for the sweet talk sxammers whisper to you. You're thebreason scammers exist. You makee their life easy and yournlife harders. Who wants a scammer's life to be made easy?

[@jamescook9775]

he still has his arms

[@patrycjasz3102]

Lady interviewer is trying her best to not burst in laugh. That’s tells a lot about her and her level of compassion.

[@blueflame316]

I think boomers need to understand that barely anyone is who they say they are online. If you haven't verified anything, just assume it's a scam and move on. I really can't believe that these scammers are getting so many victims

[@mattyox1]

I've never heard a story of someone getting scammed and thought 'wow yeah that was clever I wouldn't have realised'

[@drbennyboombatz9195]

This is why as a man I have full control of all household money, you can't just let a woman have free rein in this regard, maybe a little cash like £5 or so each week until she builds up trust, but all meaningful transactions must be approved by the man of the house or you end up with situations like this!

[@JM-bw7qx]

Martin Lewis has always maintained that he does not get involved with any third party deals, how on earth would someone fall for this?

[@darrenstrudwick704]

The way to beat scammers is with intelligence and common sense - she didn't stand a chance against them.

[@joshuanesbit]

why have they hidden her face?

[@user-xf7kc8cp4x]

She didn't want to be identified 🙄

[@Napoleonwilson1973]

I could tell it was an AI scam a mile off

[@colinmartin6284]

Martin has made it clear for years that he never ever recommends any investment schemes.

[@laurahhead7422]

It looks like cousin it from the Addams family 😅

[@imtiazalam8796]

When he or she mentioned loan you should tell him to get lost put the phone down

[@williamsafari6437]

look at those 2 on the sofa's concerned faces ffs

[@jameswashington1163]

did she get her money back???

[@shahab3650]

I was asking the same question. doesn't look like it

[@S.Trades]

Very much doubt it. She freely handed it over. It's her problem.

[@Omar-kl3xp]

Most likely no ,once you get scammed ,the money are gone ,there is no way to get the money back

[@Another_Dimension2024]

Greed.

[@TishA-ld5wd]

9:27

[@clarenceishmael9615]

Common sense unfortunately is just not very common!

[@DAHQatar]

I got in touch with an ‘investor’ once. First thing he did was to ask me about all my money and assets, lol he wanted to inflate my pride in myself then he tried to get me to invest monthly into stocks lol I told him I had watched ‘Wold of Wall St’. Thank God for Islam!

[@carolburke9153]

Poor sod !

[@thoughtsofathinker2445]

only 40k

[@spagann90]

Saw one like this today with some one from this morning but they made it like it was a link and press now and sings now was 250 quid and oh in half an hour you got 37 quid or something and it was on instagram people need to be careful these people have no scruples if you want to protect your self always look at the email address always look how the is email set out always if you are unsure check with a friend or family member phone calls always call the company back they claim to be and call the number you know say they call you and say they say they are ee ring 150 or the number on google don’t ring back the number they rang you off never download anything they tell you do these are the thing that that lady did I do agree but things I always tell people as I can’t stand that people get this horror Sorry about punctuation it’s quite late for me lol

[@Queen_-gg5jn]

P.s I've tagged him on Twitter and shown him . Hope he acknowledges it because it's not on 😢

[@beewa8840]

Social engineering.

[@Anazozo8811]

I have did what she did exactly but I didn’t answer the phone when they called me 100 times a day from mobile number be carful everyone when they call you from mobile number always scammer

[@globaldefenseorg]

The funny thing is scammers payed KZbin 526$ in adrevenue, so they could scam this poor woman of 40k

[@globaldefenseorg]

so KZbin should at least give the ad revenue form the scammers back to the woman.

[@FrankieTalki]

Disgusting, Cat Deely is perfect on this show.

[@walterkaiyuenpang3556]

Oh.... That's who it is !!! Totally forgot about her ... 😱

[@ryleefloyd2718]

The most obvious thing he states is he never is apart of anything online like a buy invest or spend he makes that so clear all the time every time he says if my face is on it that it still don't mean it's real

[@Kernowbeef]

She needs the Beekeeper

[@DAHQatar]

STOP USURY!!!

[@claudioricci1]

If she sends me her personal and bank details I’ll look into it for her

[@fatheadcat9958]

Scammers fish for lazy investors.

[@neskarraksen]

She was lying and keeping a secret from her husband. He best get divorced

[@uvs707]

It's not a Martin Lewis scam it's a scam using his name! Morning TV Bellends!

[@fastbandit1250]

If it sounds to good to be true, then it definitely is, you get nothing easy these days, just don’t get lured in by clever advertising

[@truth3358]

Not telling husband That says a lot about the relationship We’re all interested in bit coin DONT THINK SO you speak for yourself benny

[@danielhughes7359]

I feel for her, but i dont at the same time. As a grown adult you should know better than to click a Facebook advert and believe it to he true. How gullible can anyone be, its her own fault. Even my 11 hear old son would know better. and she kept it from her husband because she knew that he'd put an end to it straight away

[@lesleybriers3679]

I spoke to Carlos I just paid 240 pounds on a credit card. Most charming but turned when I wouldn’t increase my investment and started to bullying. I put phone down and got my 240 back from credit card company.

[@JamesMcHugh-zg7xn]

I bet she is fully faxed up so gullible

[@magdebates2697]

one born every minute lol .

[@kingchaq3103]

She fancied a bit of carlos thats why she ignored every red flag. If she didn’t like the look / sound if him she would have ran it by her husband instead of hiding phone calls, letters etc only once she realised carlos was long and gone did she bring it to her husband's attention 😅😅

[@swanseawales1979]

She should have just bought spot bitcoin

[@claudrebille178]

To come clean to come clean how did u come clean how did u come clean? How did u come clean how did u come clean