Puppy scammer

Carl’s Nasty Puppy Scammer Leads Him to the Cutest Surprise

A couple tried to adopt a puppy after they lost their beloved lab and they found one that was perfect, except it didn’t exist.
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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.
Andy Pham

Andy Pham Claws Back a Multi-Million Dollar Heist

A nasty dentist managed to steal a five million dollar project from Andy Pham. Here’s how he got it back.
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Joyce and a Bank Robber Play MahJong

The dark side of legitimate games, apps and websites.
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The Wild West of the Loophole Economy

There a thousand shades of gray when it comes to e-tailers' weird and often anti-consumer loopholes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Andrew Steven Finds a Red Flag in His Dream Backyard

This week we explore the different ways renting can go wrong.
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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.
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Roy Gets Hacked by an Evil Clown

Roof lizards, farming museums, evil clowns, QAnon --  this episode has something for everyone.
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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 Betz-Hamilton

Axton Gets the Shock of a Lifetime (Part 2)

When the culprit is a family member, the trauma runs deep.
Axton Betz-Hamilton

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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
What the Hack with Adam Levin

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

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.
Pig Butchering

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.