67 episodes
Scams & Cons Jim Grinstead
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4.4 • 37 Ratings
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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.
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Robo calls -- How they work, who makes them and how you can cash in by listening
We've done stories about robo calls before, but this one is different -- we're telling you how the technology works, who makes the calls and how you can make money by simply listening to the sales pitch, getting answers to a few questions and mail a complaint.
robocalls@scamsandcons.com
Kit for challenging robo calls
Sample challenge letter
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You can be the victim of a con. Here's how.
Our lasts episode asks how con artists reconcile the impact of their actions and how it harms their victims beyond the money they have stolen.
This time we ask what is it about people that make them suckers for scammers. Certain behaviors signal scammers that we're good for some cash. Listen in and find out what they know about you and how they use it against you.
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Scams & Cons News for November 2, 2023
Scammers are pulling gasoline dispensers from customers' hands to fill their own cars.
Canadian women are more willing to report scams than men.
And ProPublica says a scammer has succeed in getting people kicked off Instagram, then blackmailing them to release the account. He claims to have made $300k off the con.
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Justification: Scammers explain why they do what they do
Scammers might take people for a little or a lot of money. Sometimes their scams ruin people's lives and leave them feeling unsafe -- maybe for the rest of their lives.
In this episode, scammers tell us how they became scammers and how they rationalize what they do.
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Customer Reviews
Just too short
Love the show but wish it were longer. Great for quick trips though!
The Klingon commercial had me DYING
Great show that hasn’t been poisoned by wokeness
I'm suspect
After listening to the house scams episode, it had a pronounced alarmist, very right wingy tone. I'm surprised it's not a New York Post podcast. I'll pass - there's way better (Swindled) pods out there.