#230 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Billionaire, $12M GPS Fraud & A Million-Dollar Fake Check

#230 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Billionaire, $12M GPS Fraud & A Million-Dollar Fake Check

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five bizarre stories involving fake identities, millions in government money, GPS spoofing, counterfeit checks, and an ancient mystery.


First, federal prosecutors say a group calling itself the “War Room” used GPS spoofing to make it appear Medicaid patients were taking legitimate medical rides that allegedly never happened—part of a scheme involving more than $12 million in claims.


Then, a Dallas man is accused of using stolen identities to target more than $15 million in U.S. Treasury checks, including allegedly walking into a bank pretending to be a billionaire—with the billionaire's name and his own photo on the ID.


We also look at an alleged multimillion-dollar rental car operation where suspects supposedly used fake driver's licenses to rent vehicles they never returned, plus five people charged over a counterfeit Treasury check worth exactly $1,052,615.97.


And for this week's odd-history story, archaeologists in Italy discovered a roughly 2,500-year-old Etruscan ritual well containing ancient bronze offerings—and the skeletons of two adults.


Fake billionaires, fake locations, fake checks, stolen cars, and two very real skeletons.


Stay informed, stay skeptical, and don't get FAKD.

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#246 - Holocaust Denial Debunked with Historian Jonathan Buchwalter

#246 - Holocaust Denial Debunked with Historian Jonathan Buchwalter

How do we know the Holocaust happened, why do people still deny it, and what does the historical evidence actually tell us?In this episode of FAKD with Joseph Rowan, we're joined by Jonathan Buchwalte...

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#245 - This Week In Scams: 15,000 Fake Jobs, $8 Million In AI Music Fraud & Stolen Checks

#245 - This Week In Scams: 15,000 Fake Jobs, $8 Million In AI Music Fraud & Stolen Checks

This week on FAKD, we're diving into five bizarre stories involving fake jobs, AI-generated music, stolen checks, Medicaid fraud, and an unusual ancient Inca ritual.First, an international money-laund...

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#244 - Is Your Seafood Fake? The Truth About Seafood Fraud Featuring Dr. Marla Valentine From Oceana

#244 - Is Your Seafood Fake? The Truth About Seafood Fraud Featuring Dr. Marla Valentine From Oceana

Is the fish you're ordering actually the fish you're getting?On this episode of FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with Dr. Marla (Max) Valentine from Oceana to dive into the surprisingly complicated world ...

9 Okt 1h 4min

#243 - This Week In Scams: $194 Million Missing, 298 Gold Bars & A Dead Man's Stolen Identity

#243 - This Week In Scams: $194 Million Missing, 298 Gold Bars & A Dead Man's Stolen Identity

This week on FAKD, we're breaking down five stories involving a massive government fraud, a convicted romance scammer, millions in alleged tax fraud, a dead man's stolen identity, and an ancient Roman...

7 Okt 10min

#242 - The Tinder Swindler Is Launching a “Scam-Proof” Dating App

#242 - The Tinder Swindler Is Launching a “Scam-Proof” Dating App

The Tinder Swindler is back — and this time, he says he wants to protect you from scammers.Simon Leviev, the man made infamous by Netflix’s The Tinder Swindler, is behind a new dating app called Safe ...

6 Okt 18min

#241 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Federal Agency, 1 Million “New” Phones & Counterfeit Ozempic

#241 - This Week In Scams: The Fake Federal Agency, 1 Million “New” Phones & Counterfeit Ozempic

This week on FAKD: This Week In Scams, we're breaking down five stories involving a completely fake federal agency, more than a million used phones allegedly sold as new, counterfeit Ozempic, a danger...

30 Sep 12min

#240 - Inside the World of Superfakes: How to Spot Fake Luxury Goods with Graham Wetzbarger

#240 - Inside the World of Superfakes: How to Spot Fake Luxury Goods with Graham Wetzbarger

How good have fake luxury goods actually become?This week on FAKD, Joseph Rowan sits down with luxury authentication expert Graham Wetzbarger to go inside the world of counterfeit designer goods and “...

27 Sep 1h 40min

#239 - Amway’s $225 Million FTC Case: The Truth About the MLM Empire

#239 - Amway’s $225 Million FTC Case: The Truth About the MLM Empire

Amway has been one of the biggest names in multi-level marketing for nearly 70 years—and now it’s facing a proposed $225 million settlement with the FTC and Washington State.In this episode of FAKD, w...

21 Sep 38min

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