Scott Hesketh on Muck Rack

Scott Hesketh

London
As seen in: BBC, MSN, MSN Ireland, BBC News, Daily Mail, MSN UK, Sunday Mirror, Sunday People, The Daily Mirror, Yahoo Canada, Yahoo News and
BBC investigative journalist. Co-author Deep Cover: How I Took Down Britain’s Most Dangerous Gangsters. Producer Gangster podcast - BBC 5 Live/Sounds
Is this you? As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work. Claim your profile

Get in touch with Scott

Contact Scott, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.

Learn more about Muck Rack

Actions

Share this page

Is this you?

As a journalist, you can create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile, list your contact preferences, and upload a portfolio of your best work.
Claim your profile

Articles

'I fiddled the meter for a mate and the shop burnt down'

|
By Scott Hesketh
| Yahoo Verified
Reports of suspected energy theft are on the rise according to Crimestoppers [Getty Images] An electrician has told the BBC how he set up an illegal meter bypass for a friend's business, only for the shop to burn down weeks later. He is warning families struggling to pay soaring fuel bills not to "dice with death" to save money, as a BBC investigation reveals energy theft has risen sharply in the cost-of-living crisis.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (9) Issue with article?

Man charged over alleged £12.4k Oasis tickets scam

|
By Scott Hesketh
| Aol Verified
Scott Hesketh - BBC North West investigations Tue, March 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC Stephen Cavanagh is set to appear in court charged with 17 fraud offences A man has been charged in an investigation into Oasis fans being swindled out of thousands of pounds for fake tickets. Between March and June last year £12,447 was allegedly taken from several victims for the sale of tickets to see the band's reunion tour, Merseyside Police said.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (7) Issue with article?

Anger at lack of action on 'Oasis ticket scammer' Original

|
By Scott Hesketh
| BBC Verified
Image caption, Lisa Barker was one of 16 people who said they paid Stephen Cavanagh more than £6,000 for Oasis tickets BBC North West Investigations A group of Oasis fans who claimed they were scammed out of cash for gig tickets have criticised an initial decision not to refer their complaints to police.
Open in Who Shared View Duplicates (11) Issue with article?
See all 57 licensed articles (222 Total)
 •  Privacy  •  Terms  •  Security and Legal  •   •   •   • 

© 2026 Muck Rack

SOC 2® Certified