Scammer Stories

Package to a romance scammer tips off federal investigators, leading to one woman's heartbreak

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/fan_mail/new] The woman in this story was scammed twice. Once by love and the other by hanging on to hope that she could get her money back. Then, one day federal investigators came calling. Anola Johnson says her life was just normal before the scam.  Click HERE [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/romance-scam-rebellion/id1826454334] to check out Anola's podcast called Romance Scam Rebellion. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Married man accused of tangled web of financial fraud with multiple girlfriends

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] Scammers aren’t always sitting behind a screen in some far away land. Sometimes they're bold enough to meet in person and integrate into your life to steal your money. Unfortunately, that doesn’t mean they land behind bars. The law, and those investigating the crimes, haven’t caught up with the times. That gives the perpetrators time to go on to scam again and again. Click HERE  [https://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-24907]to read a media article on the suspect. Click HERE to read the details from for U.S Securities and Exchange Commission. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Married Mormon man out $2 million dollars after pig butchering scam

Send us Fan Mail [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/fan_mail/new] Micheal Breinig is a married father of three who had a great life before scammers stole $2 million dollars. The thing is… he wasn’t even looking for anything. He wasn’t even on social media before his co-workers told him he needed to be online to follow what was happening with the election, politics and whatever else was happening in the world.  Click HERE [https://www.amazon.com/Ding-Hello-Dear-How-Miss/dp/B0GK8P6TY3/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0KEf92Gw-AuvV3uQ0dSkTQ6mQ1Xal2Dmxxn-WZDtQRTl_m8RLyeDksQpHOIrv3Ohp6R1d47MzTps54b2PzapOVmTnt4ppu2e9TVY3kx7_0KogqZ3jV641zZHG2a7jKJoqOQ2eg-NfPfQT8py0D7UTKVLl6tbhN7MoyJYsREnN8Qxnl9UEtsx4ileuCkMgSgJwaLgyaqXkDQMrBfzs9LEdkz-alejsfxc8FDnCBrMe-M.-ot-CG1j78eNTY3bJshYHua-M_hAd64ZZFbEGIoRVso&qid=1769981368&sr=8-1] to order Michael's book. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Scamnetic CEO Al Pascual describes innovative technology to battle scammers

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] We usually hear from a survivor of a romance, or pig butchering scam, sprinkled with a sextortion case here and there because the human side of these stories connect with people’s emotions.  However, talking to the experts is just as important. We’ve heard from FBI agents, financial investigators, advocates and a therapist. Now we’re going to hear from a man who is tackling this nightmare from another angle. Al Pascual is the CEO and co-founder of Scamnetic, a company using technology and behavioral analysis to detect and prevent scams in real time.  Click HERE [https://scamnetic.com/] to learn more about Scamnetic. You can reach the Scammer Stories Podcast by emailing Scammerstoriespodcast@gmail.com. Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]

Man uses digital forensics team to stop sextortion scam

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/255162/open_sms] "Don" was married for 42 years, with a successful career, when his life was turned upside down by a single message on his Instagram. He hid his dark secret from his wife until one day he was forced to come clean AND found a way to fight back.  Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/255162/support]