#234 - This Week In Scams: The $150K Walmart Trick, $11M Elder Scam & A 4-Minute Museum Heist
FAKD: Scams, Frauds, Internet Cons2 Sep

#234 - This Week In Scams: The $150K Walmart Trick, $11M Elder Scam & A 4-Minute Museum Heist

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five wild stories involving sleight of hand, stolen identities, millions in scam money, stolen government checks, and a 3,000-year-old treasure that disappeared in minutes.


First, federal prosecutors say a man allegedly used a sleight-of-hand trick at Walmart stores across the country to walk away with merchandise after secretly removing cash the cashier had already counted. Authorities say the scheme generated more than $150,000.


Then, we follow the money behind an alleged elder-fraud network involving 21 shell companies, 44 bank accounts and millions of dollars taken from victims of tech-support, government-imposter and bank-imposter scams.


We also look at a researcher who pleaded guilty after spending more than 14 years avoiding U.S. prosecution over money stolen from CDC-funded research, plus an alleged scheme involving more than $8 million in stolen checks, including dozens of U.S. Treasury checks.


And for this week's odd-history story, thieves reportedly broke into a museum in Spain and stole most of a 3,000-year-old Bronze Age gold treasure—in roughly four minutes.


Fake payments, stolen checks, millions in scam money, a 14-year fugitive, and 3,000 years of history gone in 240 seconds.


Stay informed, stay skeptical, and don't get FAKD.

Det här avsnittet är hämtat från ett öppet RSS-flöde och publiceras inte av Podme. Det kan innehålla reklam.

Avsnitt(246)

#245 - This Week In Scams: 15,000 Fake Jobs, $8 Million In AI Music Fraud & Stolen Checks

#245 - This Week In Scams: 15,000 Fake Jobs, $8 Million In AI Music Fraud & Stolen Checks

This week on FAKD, we're diving into five bizarre stories involving fake jobs, AI-generated music, stolen checks, Medicaid fraud, and an unusual ancient Inca ritual.First, an international money-laund...

10 Okt 14min

#244 - Is Your Seafood Fake? The Truth About Seafood Fraud Featuring Dr. Marla Valentine From Oceana

#244 - Is Your Seafood Fake? The Truth About Seafood Fraud Featuring Dr. Marla Valentine From Oceana

Is the fish you're ordering actually the fish you're getting?On this episode of FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with Dr. Marla (Max) Valentine from Oceana to dive into the surprisingly complicated world ...

9 Okt 1h 4min

#243 - This Week In Scams: $194 Million Missing, 298 Gold Bars & A Dead Man's Stolen Identity

#243 - This Week In Scams: $194 Million Missing, 298 Gold Bars & A Dead Man's Stolen Identity

This week on FAKD, we're breaking down five stories involving a massive government fraud, a convicted romance scammer, millions in alleged tax fraud, a dead man's stolen identity, and an ancient Roman...

7 Okt 10min

#242 - The Tinder Swindler Is Launching a “Scam-Proof” Dating App

#242 - The Tinder Swindler Is Launching a “Scam-Proof” Dating App

The Tinder Swindler is back — and this time, he says he wants to protect you from scammers.Simon Leviev, the man made infamous by Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, is behind a new dating app called Safe ...

6 Okt 18min

#241 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Federal Agency, 1 Million “New” Phones & Counterfeit Ozempic

#241 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Federal Agency, 1 Million “New” Phones & Counterfeit Ozempic

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five stories involving a completely fake federal agency, more than a million used phones allegedly sold as new, counterfeit Ozempic, a danger...

30 Sep 12min

#240 - Inside the World of Superfakes: How to Spot Fake Luxury Goods with Graham Wetzbarger

#240 - Inside the World of Superfakes: How to Spot Fake Luxury Goods with Graham Wetzbarger

How good have fake luxury goods actually become?This week on FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with luxury authentication expert Graham Wetzbarger to go inside the world of counterfeit designer goods and “...

27 Sep 1h 40min

#239 - Amway’s $225 Million FTC Case: The Truth About the MLM Empire

#239 - Amway’s $225 Million FTC Case: The Truth About the MLM Empire

Amway has been one of the biggest names in multi-level marketing for nearly 70 years—and now it’s facing a proposed $225 million settlement with the FTC and Washington State.In this episode of FAKD, w...

21 Sep 38min

#238 - This Week In Scams: $10M Fake Daycares, The Hole-In-One Scam & A Viking Treasure

#238 - This Week In Scams: $10M Fake Daycares, The Hole-In-One Scam & A Viking Treasure

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five bizarre stories involving alleged fake daycares, a hole-in-one prize that never came, a multimillion-dollar stadium promise, Pokémon car...

16 Sep 9min

Populärt inom Utbildning

rss-bara-en-till-om-beroende-medberoende
historiepodden-se
det-skaver
nu-blir-det-historia
allt-du-velat-veta
harrisons-dramatiska-historia
rss-viktmedicinpodden
johannes-hansen-podcast
rss-dr-bjorklund
roda-vita-rosen
rikatillsammans-om-privatekonomi-rikedom-i-livet
i-vantan-pa-katastrofen
not-fanny-anymore
rss-max-tant-med-max-villman
rss-foraldramotet-bring-lagercrantz
kan-jag-sa-kan-du-podden
sektledare
rss-ar-det-rimligt
sa-in-i-sjalen
rss-basta-livet