Episodes
The swoop and squat scam is back!
The old scam called the swoop and squat is back! It involves two cars with one swooping in front of a another, then coming to a halt. The scammers hope the rear driver will pay up without involving an...
Scammers say Black Friday 'tis the season to be stealing
Fake websites are the hot thing this holiday season and they'll be popping up everywhere. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to set up a fake website. We'll tell you how it happens -- not how to do it...
Scammers find a new way to turn your loose coins into big cash
When someone knocks on your door, you're not expecting them to ask for sex. That's what some scammers are doing. They are offering sexual partners online, then send the mark to an address to receive t...
Why scammers only want to steal your heart
Our last episode told the story of Brittani Ard who had her heart stolen by a romance scammer. Well, technically not a romance scammer, he didn't ask for money, but he did want to be part of her life....
A pastor may have misunderstood God and ripped off his flock
We''ll tell you about a pastor who said he may have misunderstood God by selling cryptocurrency and an 82-year-old woman you don't want to mess with. She set up a successful sting to catch a scammer. ...
Want to see a great picture of your house? Ask a scammer.
Scammers are getting personal by sending email to you, by name, and including pictures of your home. If you don't pay up, they promise to release your confidential information. Police arrest a scammer...
Some scammers steal your heart for love, not money
This is not an episode about romance scams. The techniques involved are the same, but it seems to me that it involves love, sex and attraction to many women at a time. Never does the scammer ask for m...
Is Brad Pitt a romance scammer?
Is Brad Pitt a romance scammer? How did CoinStar get caught up in a scam? Did half the people in a survey acknowledge they had been caught up in a scam or con? We have the answers on Scams & Cons News...
A scammer takes a man's money and his life
A scammer convinced a man to turn over $8,000 to collect winnings from a bogus Publishers' Clearing House prize. The man hoped to help his family and when he realized he'd been duped, he took his own ...