“Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. My job is to bring out in people & what they wouldn’t dare do themselves“
Kristin Bride Lost Her Son and Now She’s on a Mission
Social media apps and anonymous commenting add-ons have created a generation of children with PTSD.
Keren Elazari Decrypts the Ransomeware Nightmare
Ransomware isn’t going anywhere, and the criminals behind these crimes are no longer even pretending to play fair.
Beau’s Cousin Makes the Right Call
Built into every scam there’s an escape hatch, but it can be hard to see it. This week’s episode may help.
Andrew Steven Finds a Red Flag in His Dream Backyard
This week we explore the different ways renting can go wrong.
Can AI Commit the Perfect Crime?
Worried about AI and crime? So are we, so we talked to two experts to figure out just how much danger this new tech poses.
Roy Gets Hacked by an Evil Clown
Roof lizards, farming museums, evil clowns, QAnon -- this episode has something for everyone.
Max McCoy Investigates $47 Million That Isn’t in Kansas Anymore
Journalist Max McCoy traveled to the land of Bonnie and Clyde, Ground Zero of the Dust Bowl, to investigate an epic scam.
Axton Gets the Shock of a Lifetime (Part 2)
When the culprit is a family member, the trauma runs deep.
Axton Goes Looking For Her Identity Thief (Part 1)
Child identity theft is a lot more common than you might think, it’s usually an inside job, and it’s always completely messed up.
Paul Raffile Fights Sextortion No Matter What
An expert on financial sextortion loses a job offer to protect people from it when he shares his expertise on the topic.
Beth Should Have Dated the IT Guy
Beth Hyland went on Tinder to find true love, but instead she found a very real (and shockingly expensive) nightmare.
Kara Swisher Calls Out the Man Babies of Big Tech
Kara Swisher joins us this week to talk about her new memoir Burn Book and the man children of Silicon Valley.
Elizabeth Warren Tackles Big Tech
Senator Elizabeth Warren is a lightning rod for all things that impact consumers, and she’s taking on Big Tech.
Becky Holmes Knows Who *Isn’t* Dating Keanu Reeves
Hilarious writer and Twitter-zen Becky Holmes has made a name for herself exposing romance scammers.
Erin West Puts the Bad Guys to Shame
Erin West is the Deputy District Attorney in Santa Clara County, California and the founder of Project Shamrock.
Carina Follows Her Heart Into a Crypto Scam
What seemed like a budding romance ends in emotional and financial devastation.
Tarah Wheeler Narrowly Avoids Getting Got
A Swiss cheese analogy helps keep a cyber pro from falling prey to a payroll scam.
The Seven Digital Sins
It’s no secret the internet doesn’t always bring out the best in people. The relative anonymity and global sprawl of digital life make it...
Blind Mule Scams: What You Need to Know
Scammers groom unwitting targets and then trick them into trafficking illicit drugs and other contraband.
Secret Service Agent “Mark” Works the Pan-Africa Beat
“Mark” tracks criminals in more than 20 African nations, and blew our minds in this conversation about how the crime rings there work.