The 10 Best The Perfect Scam Podcast Episodes
1) Threats From Home: The Chinese Consulate Scam
Chinese Americans are being targeted by scammers in schemes known as the “Chinese consulate scam” and the “blessing scam,” through which victims have lost millions. When Mandarin-language calls began ...Show More
2) Million Dollar Movie Ponzi Scheme, Part 2
Beloved Vermont children’s entertainer-turned-filmmaker Mac Parker has been raising funds for his film “Birth of Innocence” for nearly a decade. The film has yet to be completed, and what investors we...Show More
3) Million Dollar Movie Ponzi Scheme, Part 1
Malcom “Mac” Parker aspires to be a filmmaker. In Vermont, Mac is known as a beloved children’s entertainer, appearing on public television and performing around the state. Mac is so well respected in...Show More
4) Phishing Scam Targets Shark Tank’s Barbara Corcoran
Barbara Corcoran is known for her business acumen, and with nearly 50 years in real estate under her belt, the 70-year-old mogul is still going strong. Corcoran can be seen every week as an investor a...Show More
5) Love Online Leads to International Lockup
Bryon, a retired pastor, thought he’d met his dream girl online. For five years he conversed over the internet with Joy, who claimed to live in London. So when Joy asked Bryon to transport real estate...Show More
6) AARP Presents The Perfect Scam
Coming soon from AARP, The Perfect Scam.
7) Women Take Back Control from Romance Scammers, Part 1
After the death of her husband, friends encourage Debbie, a former intelligence officer, to try online dating. There she meets a handsome man who claims he’s a British doctor living in America but wor...Show More
8) The Virtual Kidnapping of a Gymnast
When Sheratan Johnson receives a call from an unknown number, she’s startled to hear the man on the other end of the line claim he’s kidnapped her daughter from gymnastics class. Hearing her daughter’...Show More
9) Inside the IRS Phone Scam Bust
Every year thousands of Americans get fraudulent calls from con artists claiming to be from the IRS. Working from call centers around the world, these fraudsters pressure targets with threats of jail,...Show More
10) George & Sandra’s Accident Scam
George and Sandra are retirees in Santa Monica, Calif. On a typical afternoon drive, they are confronted by a driver who claims George and Sandra hit his car. He demands that they pull over, and when ...Show More