#238 - This Week In Scams: $10M Fake Daycares, The Hole-In-One Scam & A Viking Treasure
FAKD: Scams, Frauds, Internet Cons16 Sep

#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 card scams, and a Viking treasure hiding underground for roughly 1,000 years.


First, federal prosecutors have charged 12 people in alleged schemes that diverted more than $10 million in childcare subsidies, with some daycare providers accused of billing for children who weren't actually receiving the claimed care.


Then, we look at one of the strangest insurance scams we've covered: a company sold coverage for golf tournaments offering huge hole-in-one prizes—but prosecutors say when someone actually hit the shot, getting the prize became another story. The man behind the company has now pleaded guilty to wire fraud.


We also break down an alleged “free” college football stadium deal that prosecutors say contributed to millions in losses, plus a Pokémon card scheme where the collectibles themselves were apparently real—but buyers were allegedly tricked into paying twice.


And for this week's odd-history story, a metal detectorist in Finland discovered nearly 10 pounds of Viking-era silver buried underground—and then realized there was a second stash nearby.


Fake childcare, disappearing prizes, a multimillion-dollar stadium promise, Pokémon scams, and thousands of Viking-era silver coins.


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

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