Scammers had been making the most of the warfare in Ukraine by means of spreading emotional appeals around the web and stealing identities.
World Disinformation Reporter Hannah Gelbart investigates their emotionally charged methods, and follows virtual paper trails around the web
Pay attention to the podcast ‘Conflict scams: The criminals exploiting battle in Ukraine’ on BBC Sounds.
Watch the documentary on BBC Information iPlayer ‘Sufferers of Ukraine Conflict Scams’ in the United Kingdom and BBC Information YouTube globally.
Produced by means of Soraya Auer and Hannah Gelbart for BBC World Fact Test and the World Disinformation Unit.
Movement graphics by means of Naomi Goddard
Further filming by means of Marek Polaszewski, Dickon Mager, Greg Shea
Edited by means of Frik Reinecke and Paul Mullen
Further analysis by means of Ax Sharma and Paul Myers
