The Perfect Scam

The Perfect Scam

AARP's weekly podcast The Perfect ScamSM tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listeners to those who have experienced scams firsthand, as well as professional con artists and leading experts who pull back the curtain on how scammers operate.

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Episoder(321)

Ohio Woman Comes Face-to-Face With Her Scammers

Ohio Woman Comes Face-to-Face With Her Scammers

Lori is enjoying her early retirement, pursuing her hobbies and caring for her animals in rural Ohio. One day, a call from someone claiming to be from the Social Security Administration leaves her rat...

26 Jul 202445min

Family Left Homeless After Rental Scam

Family Left Homeless After Rental Scam

Phillip and his family are planning a move from Las Vegas to Denver and need a new place to live quickly. He finds the perfect rental house on Craigslist but he doesn't want to take any chances and fl...

19 Jul 202443min

Puppy Scam Robs Couple of Their Life Savings

Puppy Scam Robs Couple of Their Life Savings

Michael and Kelli are empty nesters after their three adult children move out, and they aren't prepared for how quiet and lonely the house becomes when their two dogs suddenly die. The couple turn to ...

12 Jul 202444min

Golfer Steals Thousands From Charitable Causes

Golfer Steals Thousands From Charitable Causes

Lindsay, an Army veteran and single mother of a young daughter with cystic fibrosis, is taking a much-needed day to reconnect with an old friend over a game of golf. A friendly older man named Rob ask...

28 Jun 202445min

Archive Episode: Rookie FBI Agent Turns Tables on International Scammers, Part 2

Archive Episode: Rookie FBI Agent Turns Tables on International Scammers, Part 2

In part 2 of this 2021 episode, Rookie FBI agent Mike meets 80-year-old Alan, who has sent $600,000 to "friends" he met online. Typically, international scammers are notoriously hard to prosecute. Aft...

21 Jun 202431min

Archive Episode: Rookie FBI Agent Turns Tables on International Scammers, Part 1

Archive Episode: Rookie FBI Agent Turns Tables on International Scammers, Part 1

In this 2021 episode, after 80-year-old Alan returns from a trip to the Middle East and Africa, where he visited new "friends" he made online, his wife grows suspicious that he's involved in a scam an...

14 Jun 202421min

A Mexican Drug Cartel Runs Time-Share Scam, Part 2

A Mexican Drug Cartel Runs Time-Share Scam, Part 2

In part 2, James is becoming suspicious of the people who are "helping" him sell his Lake Tahoe time-share. After several months of paying fees, he learns that he's in the middle of a common, and dang...

7 Jun 202446min

A Mexican Drug Cartel Runs Time-Share Scam, Part 1

A Mexican Drug Cartel Runs Time-Share Scam, Part 1

When James receives a call from a company offering to sell his Lake Tahoe time-share, he jumps at the chance to off-load it. They find a buyer in Mexico and draw up a contract through an escrow compan...

31 Mai 202438min

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