Ann's Credit Card Re-Scam
Ann was the victim of something called a re-scam. The scammer claimed to be from her credit card company and was calling to notify Ann of fraudulent charges on her account. Ann is normally wary of giv...
1 Kesä 201831min
George & Sandra's Accident Scam
George and Sandra are retirees in Santa Monica, Calif. On a typical afternoon drive, they are confronted by a driver who claims George and Sandra hit his car. He demands that they pull over, and when ...
25 Touko 201828min
Beth's Russian Hack
Beth receives a phone call and a follow-up message on her computer from a man claiming he's from Dell. The message is strong: Her bank account is being hacked by Russians, and if she doesn't pay up, t...
18 Touko 201825min
Married and Betrayed
Andrea's husband secretly operated a Ponzi scheme for 15 years and stole millions of dollars from investors, including their relatives, friends and neighbors. This is her story of how she found out ab...
11 Touko 201822min
Tracy's Romance Scam
Tracy is looking for companionship when she makes a connection online with a widower. They begin talking every day. Her new boyfriend tells her he must leave the country for work, but once he's overse...
4 Touko 201827min
Grace's Gold and Silver Scam
After her father dies, Grace is in charge of investing his lifetime savings. She decides to put the money into gold and silver. Along the way, she realizes the investment isn't what she had thought it...
27 Huhti 201827min
Alex Goldman's Call Center Scam
Alex Goldman is the host of the Reply All podcast. When he gets a peculiar phone call from someone claiming to be from Apple tech support, Alex quickly realizes it's a scam — and he wants to learn mor...
6 Huhti 201834min
Martha's Jury Duty Scam
Martha gets a message from the police department saying she's missed jury duty and there's a warrant out for her arrest. In order to avoid being arrested, she needs to send $1,000 to the courthouse im...
6 Huhti 201834min
