After falling for a scam call, ‘The Tech Chap’ host Tom Honeyands realised he’d given away vital details in social media postsWhen Tom Honeyands realised he had been defrauded out of £70,000 he was furious and embarrassed – and left wondering if he had given away too many details on his social media videos.Honeyands was on a work trip to Tokyo when he got a call from someone claiming to be from Lloyds bank. The caller asked if he had made a recent transaction in Singapore and when he said no, the scammer said his account had been compromised and that security details needed to be reset. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/jun/14/i-should-know-better-tech-expert-lost-70000-in-one-simple-phone-call">Continue reading...</a>

فقد توم هونياندز، المعروف باسم 'The Tech Chap'، 70,000 جنيه إسترليني بعد أن وقع ضحية لمكالمة احتيالية أثناء رحلة عمل في طوكيو. قام المتصل، الذي انتحل صفة ممثل من بنك لويدز، بخداعه ليعتقد أن حسابه قد تم اختراقه، مما دفعه لتقديم معلومات حساسة.

Tom Honeyands, conocido como 'The Tech Chap', perdió 70,000 £ tras caer víctima de una llamada de estafa mientras estaba en un viaje de trabajo en Tokio. El llamante, que se hacía pasar por un representante de Lloyds bank, lo engañó haciéndole creer que su cuenta había sido comprometida, lo que lo llevó a proporcionar información sensible.

Tom Honeyands, connu sous le nom de 'The Tech Chap', a perdu 70 000 £ après être tombé victime d'un appel frauduleux lors d'un voyage professionnel à Tokyo. L'appelant, se faisant passer pour un représentant de Lloyds bank, l'a trompé en lui faisant croire que son compte avait été compromis, ce qui l'a amené à fournir des informations sensibles.

Tom Honeyands, known as 'The Tech Chap', lost £70,000 after falling victim to a scam call while on a work trip in Tokyo. The caller, impersonating a representative from Lloyds bank, tricked him into believing his account had been compromised, leading him to provide sensitive information.

‘I should know better’: tech expert lost £70,000 in one simple phone call

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