The former ‘The Traitors’ contestant revealed that £40,000 he had been saving to start a family with his wife was stolen in the scam.
A former contestant on the popular show ‘The Traitors’ has spoken out about falling victim to a devastating phishing scam that cost him his entire life savings. Sam Little, 35, from Yarm near Middlesbrough, revealed he was defrauded of £40,000 in cryptocurrency, an amount he had been setting aside for when he and his wife were ready to start a family.Sam described the experience as “gut-wrenching” and said he has not been able to recover any of the funds. He is now determined to warn others about how easily anyone can fall victim to such scams, regardless of how cautious they might believe themselves to be.
How the scam unfolded
Little explained that he received messages that seemed like texts from his bank, warning him of multiple attempted logins to his account and instructing him to call them. When he called, the scammers manipulated the online platform he normally used to access his account.
