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Tom Honeyands, known as "The Tech Chap" on YouTube, lost £70,000 in a phishing scam while on a work trip to Tokyo.

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Who
Tom Honeyands (The Tech Chap), "The Tech Chap" YouTube channel, Lloyds Bank
What
Tom Honeyands, known as "The Tech Chap" on YouTube, lost £70,000 in a phishing scam while on a work trip to Tokyo.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 06:02:00 GMT · 5h 54m ago
Where
Tokyo ·
Why
Scammers, who Honeyands believes built a profile from his social media posts, impersonated Lloyds Bank to trick him into authorizing payments while he was jet-lagged and distracted.
The Frontline Impact

How this affects you

This incident highlights how publicly shared personal and travel details can be exploited by criminals to execute sophisticated phishing scams, even against tech-savvy individuals. It serves as a cautionary tale for individuals to be more diligent about the information they share online and to verify the authenticity of calls claiming to be from their bank.

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    Tom Honeyands lost £70,000 after falling for a phishing scam while on a work trip to Tokyo.
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    Tom Honeyands was defrauded out of £70,000 by scammers who used details gathered from his social media posts.
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    Tom Honeyands was defrauded out of £70,000 after falling for a scam call from someone claiming to be from Lloyds bank.
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    Tom Honeyands was defrauded out of £70,000 by scammers who impersonated Lloyds bank.
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    Tom Honeyands, known as "The Tech Chap" on YouTube, lost £70,000 in a phishing scam while on a work trip to Tokyo.
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