{"id":247920,"date":"2025-05-28T18:04:45","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-sickening-funeral-livestream-scams-target-mourners-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T18:04:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T17:04:45","slug":"how-sickening-funeral-livestream-scams-target-mourners-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/how-sickening-funeral-livestream-scams-target-mourners-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"How &#8216;sickening&#8217; funeral livestream scams target mourners | What You Need To Know | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/eOmt0UtiJM4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"How 'sickening' funeral livestream scams target mourners | What You Need To Know | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eOmt0UtiJM4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A funeral is meant to be a celebration of life, a time to reflect on lost loved ones.<\/p>\n<p>But mourners are becoming targets for scammers.<\/p>\n<p>ITV News has found hundreds of live streaming funeral pages created by scammers on Facebook.<br \/>\nDigital news reporter George Hancorn and producer Olivia Mustafa tell Geraint Vincent what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to subscribe to the podcast so that you never miss an episode.<br \/>\nYou can listen to What You Need To Know wherever you get your podcasts. <\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http:\/\/bit.ly\/2lOHmNj<br \/>\n\u2022 Get breaking news and more stories at http:\/\/www.itv.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>Follow ITV News on TikTok https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@itvnews?lang=en<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/itvnews\/<br \/>\nFollow ITV News on X: https:\/\/twitter.com\/itvnews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A funeral is meant to be a celebration of life, a time to reflect on lost loved ones. 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