The Perfect Scam
Summary: 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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When Jerry meets a woman on his daily walk, he unknowingly embarks on what will be a four-year ordeal that includes a marriage, a divorce, an annulment — and $2 million lost to a romance scam.
In this holiday special, a 1920s charity matches children’s letters to Santa, with donors willing to make their holiday wishes come true, until the charity's fundraising practices begin to raise red flags.
We’ll be back with new episodes in November. In the meantime, enjoy this bonus episode featuring The Perfect Scam show producers as they test their fraud-busting knowledge in a game of True or False, with questions from host Frank Abagnale’s new book, Scam Me If You Can.
Government imposters claiming to be from the Chinese Consulate are targeting Chinese Americans with illegal Robocalls.
After a six year investigation, the FBI closes in on a lottery scam that has taken 95 victims for millions.
When a women in Kentucky is defrauded out of $100,000, the state’s Attorney General’s office steps in to track down the scammers.
A retired police detective specializing in busting psychic scams steps in to help a victim get justice.
After losing her job and her boyfriend in the same day a distraught women visits a psychic, not realizing she’s walking into a scam.
When a grieving Veteran loses his savings in a Social Security Scam, his community rallies around him.
A retired U.S. Army Colonel discovers his image is being used in thousands of online romance scams.
Now working together, TripAdvisor and the FCC build a case against, “Robocall King” Adrian Abramovich. The FCC finds that in a three-month period, Abramovich is responsible for making more than 96 million robocalls. These illegal calls use the names of companies such as TripAdvisor, Marriott, Expedia, and Hilton to trick victims into purchasing vacation packages. With the culprit identified, the FCC gets to work shutting down Abramovich’s operation.
The average American is on the receiving end of more than 150 robocalls a year. Some robocalls, which are automated telephone calls placed by a computerized auto dialer, have legitimate purposes. Unfortunately, many of these calls are used to pester or scam consumers. Find out how the FCC and TripAdvisor teamed up to fight illegal robocalls.
She didn’t just fall victim to a scam, she fell in love with the scammer. Then the conman tries to convince her kill her husband. In a Texas suburb, a typical lottery scam has turned into something much more sinister. A scammer has promised a retired couple a fictitious lottery payout if they continue to send him money for fees and taxes. With their life savings gone, the victims are forced to sell their home. But the swindler isn’t done with them yet.
In a Texas suburb a couple is enjoying their retirement years when they get a call that will change their lives. According to the voice on the phone, they've won an overseas lottery. But before they can collect, they must send money to the man on the phone. At first, they're told they needs to pay taxes, then lawyers’ fees. As the demands to send cash mount, her bank account is drained. Nine months later, the couple has lost everything and is forced to sell their home.
After conning a former real estate tycoon out of his life savings, Desiree Boltos known as the “Sweetheart Swindler” moves on to a new mark — illegally acquiring clothes, dinners, cash advances and a car from a veteran living in Nevada. Authorities have a lead, but will it be enough to catch her?
