Comedy Lab: Fonejacker

Channel 4's Funny Fortnight continues with Comedy Lab: Fonejacker - a man who takes on various guises to satisfy his need to scam and confuse anyone at the end of a phone line. Characters include George the African Scamster, an amiable chap who rings to let you know that you have won a cash prize, funded by the 1ps and 2ps that people have collected in jars and forgotten about. In order to obtain your cash prize all you have to do is give George your sort code, bank account number and your mother's maiden name and he can wire the money to you direct... Using animation, stills and recorded footage of the prank victims, Fonejacker also takes transcripts of calls, treats them as film scripts and gives them the Hollywood treatment