Scams & Cons
Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.
Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.
We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.
The scammer's guide to easy money
Tell me what's on your mind. The only ways I know to get easy money is to either to be born rich, marry a rich partner or have someone bequeath you a fortune. If someone stepped up to us and said they...
The cons that helped the Texas 7 escape prison for 41 days
Tell me what's on your mind. It's not easy to escape from prison, but when you have a lot of time on your hands and experienced con artists available ... well, it's going to be inevitable. A few weeks...
Our fears make us perfect marks for scammers
Tell me what's on your mind. Fear gets your attention. It throws you off-kilter. It corrupts your judgement. You recover quickly when surprised by a spider. The impact is greater if you awaken in the ...
Romance scams are getting more sophisticated
Tell me what's on your mind. The basics of romance scams haven't changed all that much. Find someone who is lonely, gain their trust and affection, then bleed them dry of all the money and assets they...
The cons that convicts use to escape prison
Tell me what's on your mind. Why would a good scammer give up their trade just because they are in prison where those skills could be used to escape? If they are bold enough, they wouldn't. This is th...
Scammers impersonate funeral directors to take money for video feeds
Tell me what's on your mind. Nearly all scams are impersonation scams. They need you to believe they are someone else in order to get you to hand over your money. In this episode, we tell you about so...