Scams & Cons

By Jim Grinstead

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Episodes: 125

Rebecca
 Dec 12, 2023
Great podcast!


 Sep 9, 2021

Description

Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

Episode Date
Scammers are using Amber Alerts to steal info on your child
Feb 20, 2025
Scammers do stupid things, too. Let us tell you about them.
Feb 13, 2025
One bad click wipes out a life's savings and a scammer took the money, but kept the pictures
Feb 06, 2025
Welcome to Season 8
Jan 30, 2025
REPLAY: Time travelers are scamming thousands
Jan 23, 2025
REPLAY: Miracle cures have arrived! Whatever the ailment, they will do the job
Jan 09, 2025
Squatters are getting more creative - and more political
Dec 26, 2024
Adoption fraud: When hopeful parents are robbed of their dream
Dec 12, 2024
The swoop and squat scam is back!
Dec 05, 2024
Scammers say Black Friday 'tis the season to be stealing
Nov 28, 2024
Scammers find a new way to turn your loose coins into big cash
Nov 21, 2024
Why scammers only want to steal your heart
Nov 14, 2024
A pastor may have misunderstood God and ripped off his flock
Nov 04, 2024
Want to see a great picture of your house? Ask a scammer.
Oct 28, 2024
Some scammers steal your heart for love, not money
Oct 24, 2024
Is Brad Pitt a romance scammer?
Oct 21, 2024
A scammer takes a man's money and his life
Oct 14, 2024
Scammers invade local governments and steal your money
Oct 10, 2024
Gold star families swindled and pickpockets use "touchless" credit card theft
Oct 07, 2024
A 13-year-old girl tries to scam a pensioner out of his life savings
Sep 30, 2024
Magicians compare their deceptions to those of con artists
Sep 26, 2024
Karens in California try to scam beachgoers
Sep 23, 2024
A Minnesota city loses more than $1 million, but doesn't want the public to know
Sep 16, 2024
The marks who should have known better
Sep 12, 2024
Scammers are leasing homeowner's pools for parties without their knowledge
Sep 09, 2024
Scammers use pastors to hit their marks
Sep 02, 2024
Season 7 is about to begin!
Aug 22, 2024
Scammer robs family of $15k vacation. Smart TVs may be tricking you into giving up personal information
Aug 15, 2024
A man disguises himself as a woman to scam the groom out of his estate
Aug 01, 2024
Woman told she is on "secret probation" and loses hundreds of thousands of dollars
Jul 18, 2024
REPLAY: Hoaxes vs Scams
Jul 11, 2024
Woman falling down escalator marks return of pigeon scam
Jul 04, 2024
An Uber driver was killed while delivering a package for a scammer and a Canadian scammer is in jail for a $175 million e-mail fraud in the U.S.
Jun 20, 2024
Woman scammed by promise of free home make-over
Jun 06, 2024
Clean and green -- washing your checks
May 23, 2024
A scam leaves a man in a coma and a woman's home is stolen
May 16, 2024
Why steal your identity when all scammers need is a synthetic you?
May 09, 2024
A boy amputates his legs to get insurance month and "ghost hacking" sends messages to the deceased family
May 02, 2024
Faking your death
Apr 25, 2024
News: A Nebraska woman is conned out of a gold bar a woman buys the wrong kind of gift card, frustrating a scammer, but still losing her money
Apr 18, 2024
Witness Protection Programs -- it's not an easy way to vanish
Apr 11, 2024
Woman recovers $147k from scammer and a man tries to own the New York Hotel
Apr 04, 2024
Hear from Maureen, a woman whose husband disappeared and she doesn't know why
Mar 28, 2024
Scammers break into a physician's prescription system, creating orders for tens of thousands of addictive drugs and a lawsuit has been filed against CitiGroup for not doing enough to protect customers
Mar 21, 2024
Vanishing: Where to go and dealing with loneliness
Mar 14, 2024
Woman uses soap opera scheme in attempt to kill husband; catfishing scam hits business for $4 million
Mar 07, 2024
Vanished: How to go missing and avoid those searching for you.
Feb 22, 2024
Scams & Cons News: Scammers use a smartphone with Bluetooth to steal 800 gallons of gasoline and the DEA accidently gives $500,000 to scammers
Feb 15, 2024
The longest con of all -- vanishing. Why would anyone want to do it?
Feb 08, 2024
Season 6 -- A user's guide
Feb 08, 2024
Scams & Cons News: A dating app leads to a carjacking and are you being smished?
Feb 01, 2024
BONUS: Lee Goldberg tells how he writes scams into his books and TV shows
Jan 25, 2024
REPLAY: Luxury scams
Jan 18, 2024
REPLAY: Three Card Monte - Remastered
Jan 11, 2024
REPLAY: The Russian Bride Scam
Jan 04, 2024
See ya next year
Dec 28, 2023
Miracle cures have arrived! Whatever the ailment, they will do the job
Dec 14, 2023
Scams & Cons News: Funeral home scammer takes money from widow, bank disses woman who was scammed, asking if her husband did it, and more!
Dec 07, 2023
Robo calls -- How they work, who makes them and how you can cash in by listening
Nov 23, 2023
Scams & Cons News for November 16, 2023
Nov 16, 2023
You can be the victim of a con. Here's how.
Nov 09, 2023
Scams & Cons News for November 2, 2023
Nov 02, 2023
Justification: Scammers explain why they do what they do
Oct 26, 2023
Scams & Cons News for October 19, 2023
Oct 19, 2023
Imposters: Which is real: Batman or Bruce Wayne?
Oct 12, 2023
Scams & Cons News for October 5, 2023
Oct 05, 2023
Time travelers are scamming thousands
Sep 28, 2023
Scams & Cons News September 21, 2023
Sep 21, 2023
How to train pick-up artists
Sep 14, 2023
Scams & Cons News for September 7, 2023
Sep 07, 2023
This is no misdirection, Season 5 begins Sept. 7. To get things going, here's a full episode on Misdirection
Aug 17, 2023
Scams & Cons News for July 20, 2023
Jul 20, 2023
Introducing Scams & Cons News
Jun 01, 2023
Bits and Pieces
May 18, 2023
Donation scams: Give until you bleed
May 04, 2023
Three tales that continue to fool the world
Apr 20, 2023
Using the media to fool us
Apr 06, 2023
Medical secrets: How politicians hid life-threatening conditions that could have halted their political careers
Mar 23, 2023
Harry Truman and the Kansas City mob
Mar 09, 2023
Stadiums: Teams use a proven and legal plan to use your money to build new stadiums
Feb 23, 2023
Bribery: How American corporations, the State of Illinois, Walmart and Fat Leonard steered public money their way
Feb 09, 2023
Alabama sheriffs use 1939 law to starve prisoners and pocket the savings
Jan 26, 2023
Season Four begins in two weeks!
Jan 12, 2023
Introducing Scamapalooza!
Jan 05, 2023
A fan favorite and the end of season 3
Dec 01, 2022
Twins: They may look alike, but they don't work as a team
Nov 17, 2022
Luxury scams: Luxury can't be stolen -- it's a state of mind
Nov 03, 2022
The Mustard: Pockets cleaned at no extra charge
Oct 20, 2022
We caught him because we could: Frank Abagnale Jr. still conning us
Oct 06, 2022
Cults: I know what's best for you. Give me your money and abandon your family. You'll be glad you did.
Sep 22, 2022
Blackmail: I know a guy who knows a guy. Know what I mean?
Sep 08, 2022
A quick look at voter registration fraud
Aug 25, 2022
Awww... I've missed you guys
Aug 11, 2022
Summer break! We'll be back in the fall!
Jul 14, 2022
Music scams: Both musicians and listeners can be off-key
Jun 30, 2022
Sweepstakes scams: You may already be a loser!
Jun 16, 2022
Credentials scams: Not worth the paper it's written on
Jun 02, 2022
Coupon scams
May 19, 2022
Long cons: Patience is the reward
May 05, 2022
Sex scams
Apr 21, 2022
Art scams -- the play's the thing!
Apr 07, 2022
Unbelievable cons
Mar 24, 2022
The Pigeon Drop: No dry cleaner required. Scammers will clean you for free.
Mar 10, 2022
Pet scams: Karma's a bitch
Feb 24, 2022
Valentine's Scams: I love you, but I love your money more.
Feb 10, 2022
We're back Feb. 10, but first, a warning about QR codes
Jan 27, 2022
Scams & Cons is back in February, but first ...
Jan 06, 2022
As Season 1 ends, it's beach time!!! Season 2 begins in February.
Dec 02, 2021
Tools of the con artist's trade
Nov 18, 2021
House stealing: No good deed is scam-proof
Nov 04, 2021
Blinded by scam science
Oct 21, 2021
The grave undertakings of con artists
Oct 07, 2021
Parking lot scams: Why you give money to strangers even when you know you're being conned
Sep 23, 2021
Scams vs Hoaxes
Sep 09, 2021
Lottery scams
Aug 26, 2021
The Badger Game
Aug 12, 2021
Impersonation scams
Jul 29, 2021
So, you want to be a star?
Jul 15, 2021
Carnival Cons
Jul 01, 2021
Advertising scams: But wait ... there's more!
Jun 17, 2021
Psychics
Jun 03, 2021
The Russian Bride scam
May 13, 2021
The Money Box
May 13, 2021
Three Card Monte
May 13, 2021
TRAILER: Scams and Cons
Apr 22, 2021