A 13-year-old girl is used as a money mule for scammers trying to grab a man's life's savings. Fake monks seeking money from monastery clones, and a scammer didn't realize the mark's phone number had changed and now belonged to a federal agent. It did not go well for the scammer.Hear these stories and many more on Scams & Cons News, wherever you find podcasts.Support the show!Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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