Dirty Scams

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Ever wonder how the most audacious con artists pull off their schemes? Dirty Scams pulls back the curtain on the world's most shocking frauds, exposing the masterminds and their victims.

From elaborate financial swindles to cunning identity theft, we dissect every detail of the deception. This is where you uncover the psychology behind the trickery and learn how seemingly ordinary people fall prey to extraordinary lies. We don't just tell stories; we analyze the tactics, the red flags, and the devastating impact of these criminal enterprises.

Join us daily, seven days a week, for a fresh dose of deception. New episodes drop every Monday through Sunday at 7:00 PM, offering a deep dive into a new case of fraud, scam, or con. Each episode is meticulously researched, bringing you the facts and the fascinating human element behind every scheme.

Dirty Scams is for anyone fascinated by true crime, investigative journalism, and the darker side of human ingenuity. If you're keen to understand the mechanics of deception and protect yourself from becoming a target, you've found your essential listening. Subscribe now and become an expert in spotting the signs.

Episode Date
hands - superintendent later said only a feasibility discussion occurred
Oct 27, 2026
The Dumped Box That Exposed $94,000 of Stolen Deposits
Oct 26, 2026
How One Man Hid $938,000 in Plain Sight with Road Salt
Oct 25, 2026
The Storage Scam That Sold Empty Units While Victims Watched
Oct 24, 2026
He Stole the Memorial Fund - Victims Got Eleven Dollars Back
Oct 23, 2026
How One Tractor's Serial Number Exposed a $2M Small-Town Fraud
Oct 22, 2026
Ditch Cash, Thirty-Two Missing Booths: The Strongbox That Exposed Him
Oct 21, 2026
The Quilter Who Stole Christmas Club Savings: Ledger, Lies, Lockup
Oct 20, 2026
The Snowy File That Exposed a $69,000 Small-Town Water Scam
Oct 19, 2026
The Dentist Who Sold the Same Practice Twice - $522K Vanished
Oct 18, 2026
Trusted Adjuster, Hidden Photos: How a Camera Bag Blew $616,000 Scam Wide Open
Oct 17, 2026
The Green Binder: How $87K Disappeared from Youth Soccer Fundraisers
Oct 16, 2026
The Empty Crate, The Lost Boat, and Fifty-One Betrayed
Oct 15, 2026
A funeral home in a town of 381 people - with 412 prepaid funeral contracts
Oct 14, 2026
Sewage Tank Full of Cash: How a Neighbor Betrayed an Entire County
Oct 13, 2026
He Stole Pennies, Hid $411K - The Safe in the Creek
Oct 12, 2026
Neil Dixon finds 16 damp contracts in a kiosk
Oct 11, 2026
The Envelope on Pelham Mill Road: How a Banker Stole $1.4M
Oct 10, 2026
They Touched the Bucket: Widow's $84K Soybeans Replaced by Paper
Oct 09, 2026
The Million-Dollar Church Scam: The Empty Pad and Stolen Faith
Oct 08, 2026
The Shredder, the Two Grants, and the Missing $61,200
Oct 07, 2026
Dumpster Discovery Unravels Tax Preparer's $60,000 Scam
Oct 06, 2026
He Quoted Reefers, Sent Dry Vans - $19K, A Sick Man Shortchanged
Oct 05, 2026
The Drawer in the River: How a Honey Scam Broke a Town
Oct 04, 2026
The Phantom Scoreboard: How a Plaque Exposed a $186K Scam
Oct 03, 2026
The Escrow Lie: How a Plumber's Photo Exposed $11,400 Theft
Oct 02, 2026
The Laminated Invoice That Exposed A Small-Town Embezzlement Scheme
Oct 01, 2026
The Warm Padlock: How a Boy Unmasked a $418,000 Scam
Sep 30, 2026
The Bronze Plaque in the Ditch: How $112K Vanished
Sep 29, 2026
The Tractor Pledged Four Times: How One Machine Stole $384K
Sep 28, 2026
The Box That Exposed a County Fair's $30,000 Vendor Scam
Sep 27, 2026
Quilt, Card, and an Empty Account: How a Neighbor Vanished $63K
Sep 26, 2026
How He Drained $288,000 From 41 Farm Families' Water Fund
Sep 25, 2026
The Briefcase That Exposed $820,000 in Dellwood Dental Fraud
Sep 24, 2026
The River's Envelope: How a Trotline Sank an Insurance Lie
Sep 23, 2026
The Filing Cabinet in the Creek: $214,000 Missing for Nine Years
Sep 22, 2026
The Grill on the Vacant Deck: When a Raffle Prize Vanished
Sep 21, 2026
The Dry Cabinet: How a Filing Drawer Uncovered $1,000,000 Fraud
Sep 20, 2026
The Neighbor Who Sold Trust: How a Church Friend Stole $41,000
Sep 19, 2026
The Lockbox on the Road: How a Treasurer Stole $2.3M Quietly
Sep 18, 2026
He Sold Them Dreams - Stole Their Lots, 11 Lives Ruined
Sep 17, 2026
The Paper on the Bridge: How $2.8M Vanished from Retirees
Sep 16, 2026
The Grain Heist: How a Deacon Sold Bushels That Didn't Exist
Sep 15, 2026
Treasurer Opens a Binder and Drains $840,000: The Ridgeline Baptist Fraud
Sep 14, 2026
The Banker's Box: How a Trail Walkers' Find Exposed $44K Theft
Sep 13, 2026
The Tote at Cutter Creek: How a Tax Preparer Stole 410 Refunds
Sep 12, 2026
The Barn Photos That Unraveled a $412,000 Freight Scam
Sep 11, 2026
Honey, No Hives: The Small-Town Scam That Ate $603,000
Sep 10, 2026
They Bought a Scoreboard That Never Existed - $164,000 Missing
Sep 09, 2026
Wet Envelope, Missing Escrow: How a Paper Route Exposed $21K
Sep 08, 2026
The County Clerk Who Uncovered $412,000 Salt Scam
Sep 07, 2026
The Paddle on the Pole: How a $4,200 Clue Unraveled a Scam
Sep 06, 2026
He Took $218,000 - And the Fund Held Eleven Dollars
Sep 05, 2026
The Tractor with Four Owners: How One Serial Number Exposed $1.8M Fraud
Sep 04, 2026
She Collected "Holding Fees" - How a Fair Vendor Stole $43,000
Sep 03, 2026
The Quilting Guild, the Cashier's Check, and a Broken Promise
Sep 02, 2026
He Promised Water - He Drained $89,000 From 51 Neighbors
Sep 01, 2026
Buried Papers, Stolen Practice: How a Dentist Lost $600K in Eight Days
Aug 31, 2026
The Septic Folder That Exposed $41,200 of Farm Fraud
Aug 30, 2026
The Deposit Slip That Exposed a Nine-Year $216K Embezzlement
Aug 29, 2026
The Small-Town Charity That Stole $41,200 and Kept Smiling
Aug 28, 2026
The Ditch Safe That Exposed a $2.1M Funeral Scam
Aug 27, 2026
The Insurance Man Who Spent a Town's Savings - When He Knew
Aug 26, 2026
The Two-Cent Theft That Toppled a Trusted County Treasurer
Aug 25, 2026
The Concrete Slab, The $38,000 Lie: How Nine Homes Vanished
Aug 24, 2026
He Pretended to Be the Bank - How Neighbors Lost $4.8M
Aug 23, 2026
The Farmer Who Sold the Same Corn Four Times and Got Away
Aug 22, 2026
He Stole a Church's $814K - Thermometer Still Missing Nail Hole
Aug 21, 2026
The Shredder, The Spreadsheet, and $224,000 Missing
Aug 20, 2026
He Filed Your Refund Twice - How a Tax Prep Stole $112,000
Aug 19, 2026
The $412K Cold-Chain Scam: How One Photocopy Crippled a Fraud Ring
Aug 18, 2026
The Empty Drum That Blew Open a Small-Town Honey Scam
Aug 17, 2026
He Promised a New Scoreboard - Took $162,000 and Disappeared
Aug 16, 2026
The Man Who Took Their Deposits: The $3,000 Pattern Revealed
Aug 15, 2026
The Doctor Who Wasn't: Framed Diploma, Frozen Snow, Small Town Betrayal
Aug 14, 2026
Deacon of Theft: How a Storage Owner Sold Lives Twice Over
Aug 13, 2026
The Bronze Lie: How a Treasurer Turned Memorials into Missing Millions
Aug 12, 2026
How One Tractor Exposed a Farmer-Lender Fraud Ring
Aug 11, 2026
The Binder in the River: How a Fairground Scam Unraveled
Aug 10, 2026
He Promised Christmas-He Hid $211,800 in a Cardboard Box
Aug 09, 2026
The Prop Well: How a Deacon Stole $412,000 From Neighbors
Aug 08, 2026
The Broker Who Borrowed His Retirement: $830K Stolen Closing
Aug 07, 2026
He Burned the Barn - Why 114 Photos Survived the Fire
Aug 06, 2026
He Stole From Kids: The Treasurer Who Hid $67,000 in Plain Sight
Aug 05, 2026
She Sold a Fake Resort Weekend - 380 People Paid, $31K Vanished
Aug 04, 2026
The Filing Cabinet in the Pond: How a Choirman Stole $1.8M
Aug 03, 2026
The Passbook on the Pipe: How $344,000 Vanished from Lakewood
Aug 02, 2026
The Treasurer Who Shredded a County's Retirement: $62K Foundations Shaken
Aug 01, 2026
They Sold Her a Backyard: How a Stake Stole $341K from Neighbors
Jul 31, 2026
The Box in Sable Creek: How He Drained 47 Retirements
Jul 30, 2026
He Sold One Grain Lot Eight Times - Farmers Lost $425K
Jul 29, 2026
He Stole the Sanctuary: How a Pastor's Trustee Took $500K
Jul 28, 2026
The Archivist Who Hid $94,400: How a Town's Trust Vanished
Jul 27, 2026
He Stole Tax Refunds From His Own Clients - "Second Harvest" Scandal
Jul 26, 2026
Frozen Invoices, Fake Regulations: How a Neighbor Scammed Nebraska Farms
Jul 25, 2026
The Silent Hives: How a Local Bee Scam Stole $812,000
Jul 24, 2026
The Man Who Sold a Scoreboard: How a Treasurer Stole $236K
Jul 23, 2026
The Ledger in the Vent: How a Dry Notebook Exposed $28,000 Theft
Jul 22, 2026
The $28-a-Ton Secret: How a Treasurer Bled Towns Dry
Jul 21, 2026
The Box on the Trail That Exposed $241,000 Auction Scam
Jul 20, 2026
They Drowned the Donors' Names - How $230K Vanished in Gideon
Jul 20, 2026
The Tractor Everyone Claimed - How One Scam Stole Farmers' Lifetimes
Jul 20, 2026
He Stole Their Booths: How One Volunteer Vanished $14,100
Jul 20, 2026
The Quilting Guild Ledger Left on Ice: Betrayal, $68K Missing
Jul 20, 2026
The Well That Wasn't: How a Neighbor Embezzled $112,440
Jul 20, 2026
The Dentist Who Sold His Practice - and the 3-Inch Snowbox of Lies
Jul 20, 2026
He Claimed Hail - Stole a Farm's Field and $398,000
Jul 20, 2026
Runner Finds a Bin in a Ditch: The Millhaven Booster Club Fraud
Jul 20, 2026
The Man Who Drew Raffles - And Kept Every Prize
Jul 20, 2026
The Funeral Prepaid by a Deacon - Where Did the Money Go?
Jul 20, 2026
The $41,000 Check in the Mud: How Neighbors Lost Everything
Jul 20, 2026
The Treasurer's Hidden Account: How $261,000 Vanished from County Books
Jul 20, 2026
Forgotten Orange Stake That Stole 22 Families' Life Savings
Jul 20, 2026
He Stole Pensions With a Pipe Wrench - $843K Betrayed
Jul 20, 2026
The Man Who Printed Four Receipts and Stole an Entire Town
Jul 20, 2026
The Eleven-Year Theft: How a Church's Building Fund Disappeared
Jul 20, 2026
He Took $124,000: How a Director Cashed Two Grants Twice
Jul 20, 2026
The Man Who Stole 397 Refunds - Exposed by a Notebook
Jul 20, 2026
He Stole Their Freight: How a Fake Broker Cost Ranchers $330,000
Jul 20, 2026
They Took Her Life Savings: Inside the Pembrook Honey Scam
Jul 20, 2026
The Deposit Slip That Exposed a Beloved Volunteer's Theft
Jul 20, 2026
How a Dog and a Sticky Note Exposed $207,960 Stolen from Neighbors
Jul 20, 2026
The Fishhook That Exposed a Small-Town Embezzlement Scheme
Jul 20, 2026
The Fake Auction That Emptied a Man's Storage-and His Life Savings
Jul 20, 2026
The Bronze Plaque That Exposed a $212,000 Firehouse Theft
Jul 20, 2026
The Seventeen-Digit Lie: How a Phantom Tractor Stole $2.3M
Jul 20, 2026
He Took Their Booth Fees - The Man Who Turned Checks Into Cash
Jul 20, 2026
He Promised Gifts - He Embezzled $93,840 From Quilting Women
Jul 20, 2026
The $143K Pipe: How One Fake Administrator Drained a Town's Water Fund
Jul 20, 2026
Unsigned $212,000 on a Trail: How a Dentist Sold a Practice Twice
Jul 20, 2026
The Envelope, Forty-Seven Photos, and the Adjuster Who Cheated Farmers
Jul 20, 2026
Green Box, Empty Accounts: How a Treasurer Stole $283,000
Jul 20, 2026
The Raffle That Stole a Grandmother's $3,000 - and Got Away
Jul 20, 2026
The 312 Contracts: How a Kansas Funeral Scammed a Town's Trust
Jul 20, 2026
The Safe in the Culvert: How a Grover Mills Scam Crushed Retirements
Jul 20, 2026
Three Cents, A Million Dollars: The Rounding That Built a Fortune
Jul 20, 2026
The Handshake Fraud: How 13 Families Lost $340,200 to Meadowbrook
Jul 20, 2026
A 14-year-old's two-dollar tip habit found the envelope that unraveled a $2.1 million lie
Jul 20, 2026
The Laminated Receipt: How a Snowplow Found $842,000 in Lies
Jul 20, 2026
The Treasurer Who Built a Fake Church - $1.26M, 11 Years, Hidden Room
Jul 20, 2026