BBC News legend Moira Stewart ‘devastated and embarrassed’ as she issues warning

BBC News fable Moira Stewart has spoken of her ‘anger’ aft astir falling unfortunate to an elaborate slope scam.

The Classic FM presenter, 75, risked losing a ‘fortunate’ from her relationship erstwhile she was targetted by a pack of fraudsters.

Moria said she ne'er anticipated being astir hoodwinked arsenic she was ‘very aware’ of scams from her years arsenic a reporter.

However, she wants to talk retired to guarantee nary 1 other feels the ‘shame and embarrassment’ associated with being scammed, she told The Times.

The criminals archetypal contacted Moira and pretended to beryllium her slope connected her landline which she ‘didn’t question’ arsenic she is ex-directory.

They told Moira a unit subordinate had removed wealth from her relationship arsenic portion of an ‘inside job’ astatine the bank.

To drawback the blameworthy parties, they wanted Moira to transportation different magnitude to spot if they would intercept it.

But portion inactive connected the telephone to the scammers, she went to her slope successful idiosyncratic and recounted to a cashier what she had been told.

He realised determination was an contented and instantly transferred her to the anto-fraud squad who were capable to halt the scam.

But Moira said she felt ‘absolutely devastated, embarrassed and aggravated with myself.’

She continued: ‘If you’re precise independent, arsenic I am, it feels similar you person fto yourself down, your family, everyone who knows you.

‘This feeling, this intrusion, it doesn’t permission you.’

Moria present wants to rise consciousness of being a unfortunate of a scam, saying: ‘There is truthful overmuch shame and embarrassment attached to this benignant of happening but it’s important that it’s talked astir truthful radical are aware.’

Moira has led an illustrious career, joining BBC News successful the aboriginal 1980s arsenic the archetypal newsreader of Caribbean practice to look connected British nationalist TV.

She had antecedently worked astatine the broadcaster successful the 1970s, with her roles including being a accumulation adjunct successful the Radio Talks and Documentaries department.

The presenter was a newsreader connected The Chris Evans Breakfast Show connected BBC Radio 2 and hosts her ain amusement connected Classic FM connected Saturdays called The Hall of Fame Concert.

Moira was appointed an OBE successful 2001 for services to broadcasting, and a CBE successful 2022 for services to media.

In 2021, she competed connected the Strictly Christmas peculiar with Aljaž Škorjanec, with the duo performing a Salsa to Santa Claus Is Coming to Town

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