The Perfect Scam

In this bonus episode, Bob Sullivan and his team of scam busters discuss the business of scams with Brett Johnson, also known as "The Original Internet Godfather." Johnson walks viewers through why sc...

20 Aug 202116min

When Charlotte Robinette receives a phone call from kidnappers demanding a ransom for her daughter Kristen, her daughter's voice on the phone convinces her that the situation is dire. Over the next fo...

13 Aug 202131min

After anxiously waiting for her fiancé, Tony, to arrive at the airport, Kate Kleinert is shocked when she receives a call from his attorney, who says that Tony has been arrested on a drug charge. He t...

6 Aug 202133min

Eleven years after losing the love of her life, 68-year-old widow Kate Kleinert receives a friend request online from Tony, a handsome surgeon working in Iraq for the United Nations. After accepting h...

30 Jul 202120min

As 72-year-old Steve Steele is released from jail, not only can he hardly stand or walk, but he is worried about how he will recover the property stolen by Elizabeth, the caregiver who worked for him....

23 Jul 202128min

After 72-year-old Steve Steele's life partner passes away, his housekeeper, Elizabeth, offers to work as his caregiver. Over time, Elizabeth takes over Steve's finances, even persuading him to deed he...

16 Jul 202122min

Rookie FBI agent Mike meets 80-year-old Alan, who has sent $600,000 to "friends" he met online. Typically, international scammers are notoriously hard to prosecute. After hearing that Alan visited the...

9 Jul 202130min

After 80-year-old Alan returns from a trip to the Middle East and Africa, where he visited new "friends" he made online, his wife grows suspicious that he's involved in a scam and contacts the FBI. Th...

25 Jun 202120min