Bonus Episode #3: Crypto Love Scam
Hear Julie tell her crazy Crypto Love Scam story.
Explore stories of victims of lies, deceit, mis and disinformation, and conspiracies.
This is the story of Scott Charmoli, a dentist who intentionally broke customers’ teeth to defraud insurance companies of $4.5 million. Who is Scott Charmoli? Scott Charmoli is a 61-year-old Grafton resident who ran Jackson Family Dentistry, a dentalRead More
Mary Contrary and Starfish discuss tips for avoiding home improvement traps.
This is the story of Reed Slatkin, former minister of the Church of Scientology who swindled 800 clients out of nearly $600 million. Reed Slatkin was among the most prestigious of Hollywood Scientologists. Using his position as a Scientology minister,Read More
This is the story of Mary Margaret Kreuper, nun-turned-thief who stole $835,000 from a Torrance elementary school to fund her gambling habit. Who is Sister Mary Margaret Kreuper? Margaret Kreuper is a 80-year-old Los Angeles native. She retired in 2018Read More
Hear about Russian hacker Maksim Yakubets, mastermind of hacking and bank fraud schemes stealing millions directly from bank accounts. Who is Maksim Yakubets? Maksim V. Yakubets, also known as “aqua”, is the most wanted alleged hacker in the world. USRead More
This is the story of Aleya Siyaj, a COVID testing scammer who set up more than 300 fake pop-up COVID-testing centers and cashed in millions. Who is Aleya Siyaj? Aleya Siyaj, 29, and her husband Akbar Ali Syed, 35, ofRead More
This is the story of Oregon psychic con Rachel Lee, who stole $15 million from Ralph Raines Jr., an elderly timber heir based in Portland. In a decade-long scam, Rachel Lee mastered her way into managing Ralph’s financial and socialRead More
This is the story of three men who were sentenced for stealing $750K from a Kentucky woman in a military dating scam. Pulling off the U.S. military dating scam Using fraud and deceit, Thomas D. Inkoom of Newark, Kahad A.Read More
This is the story of Roselyn Keo who led the hustlers scheme where strippers drugged men and charged thousands on their credit cards. In Dec 2015, New York magazine’s contributing editor Jessica Pressler wrote an award-winning story “The Hustlers atRead More