Former BBC star Abbie Dewhurst reveals she fell for 'terrifying' scam and was verbally abused by con artists on the phone

A former BBC journalist has revealed that she recently fell for a telephone scam which left hackers emptying her bank accounts. Abbie Dewhurst, from Leeds, said she was 'pretty embarrassed' for handing over her personal information but wanted to tell her story to raise awareness of how commonly they occur. Abbie said then said that got a phone call from who she thought was her bank's fraud team, but it was actually the fraudsters. Abbie Dewhurst, from Leeds, said she was 'pretty embarrassed' for handing over her personal information but wanted to tell her story to raise awareness of how commonly they occur She said the hackers had loads of her personal information, which they stated to her on the phone in a bid to look trustworthy and legit. Abbie said she finally answered the phone to the scammers but was met with verbal abuse Abbie was met with many positive comments on her video, with people thanking her for raising awareness of scams Abbie said she thankfully was able to get assistance quickly and she transferred all of the money out of her other accounts to her husband's banks - but the con artists were still trying to spend her cash.