PRETEND
PRETEND is an investigative true crime podcast about real people who lie for a living — con artists, scammers, and the victims caught in their web. Hosted by journalist Javier Leiva, PRETEND exposes the human psychology behind deception and fraud. Each episode follows a real case of manipulation — from financial scams and Ponzi schemes to digital hoaxes and emotional cons PRETEND explains how and why deception works without shaming victims, combining ethical journalism with cinematic storytelling. Featured in lists of the best podcasts about con artists and scams, PRETEND investigates crimes of persuasion, trust, and betrayal. New episodes drop regularly with stories that reveal how manipulation shapes modern life, both online and off. PRETEND is produced by Creative Babble, LLC. © 2026 Creative Babble LLC [CLAIM:B6BT3XC4]

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S603: How to disappear part 3

S603: How to disappear part 3

In the last two episodes, you heard from Michael Bazzell a privacy expert whose job is to make people disappear. But who is he? Why is he so passionate about privacy? And how exactly does he make peop...

4 Syys 20201h 2min

S602: How to disappear part 2

S602: How to disappear part 2

In the last episode, we talked about the wrong way to disappear. Faking your own death rarely works. But did you know that there are real people out there who legitimately need to fade away into socie...

21 Elo 202044min

S601: How to disappear part 1

S601: How to disappear part 1

Did Olivia Newton-John’s Former Boyfriend Fake His Own Death?Faking your own death is almost always a bad idea. Hear the story of Patrick McDermott, Olivia Newton John’s boyfriend, who many believe st...

7 Elo 202041min

S512: COVID-19 Scams: The Rattlesnake King

S512: COVID-19 Scams: The Rattlesnake King

The COVID-19 pandemic is a conman’s Super Bowl. In times like these, when there's so much uncertainty, snake oil salesmen are ready to promise you a cure. In this episode, you'll hear from a woman wh...

16 Kesä 202042min

S511: COVID-19 Scams: How to Steal a Stimulus Check

S511: COVID-19 Scams: How to Steal a Stimulus Check

COVID-19 Scams I wasn’t expecting to be back with a new PRETEND episode so soon. In fact, I’m still wrapping up the final episodes for my new show called CRIMINAL CONDUCT. But the world around us has ...

26 Touko 202036min

Inside Criminal Conduct

Inside Criminal Conduct

//Criminal Conduct debuts on March 23rd.// Get an inside look into the making of the new podcast. Thank you to Jerri Williams from FBI Retired Case File Review for helping us with this bonus episode....

16 Maalis 202020min

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Criminal Conduct

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: Criminal Conduct

On September 2nd, 2010, 24 year-old Michelle O’Connell broke up with her boyfriend, St. Johns County Sheriff’s Deputy, Jeremy Banks. Minutes later, she was dead. The St. Johns Sheriff’s Office quickly...

3 Helmi 20202min

S510: The Joe Schmo Show

S510: The Joe Schmo Show

The Joe Schmo Show is a real-life Truman Show—where everyone is an actor except one unsuspecting guy. It’s a reality show within a reality show.  The series everyone watched on SPIKE TV was called The...

14 Tammi 202059min

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