Actors Behaving Badly

Actors Behaving Badly

The promise of Hollywood stardom leads some to fraud and scams. In this episode, we talk about three scammers from the land of the silver screen: Alison Gu, a convicted fraudster who tried to hire Chinese-speaking actors as witnesses for her case; Zach Horowitz (aka Zach Avery), an actor who conned his friends and major investors out of millions of dollars with fake contracts; and Mary Carole McDonnell, a TV producer who pretended to be an heiress to a huge fortune so she could borrow million...

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Lawyers Abusing ChatGPT

Lawyers Abusing ChatGPT

ChatGPT is great for drafting documents, right? Not when it hallucinates legal precedent or is used wholesale to skew expert reports. Here you'll hear about cases where lawyers didn't bother to check ...

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Spotify: Making Millions With Bots

Spotify: Making Millions With Bots

When musician Michael Smith couldn't find an audience for his music, he manufactured it. By unleashing thousands of bots to listen to thousands of fake AI-generated songs on Spotify and other platform...

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Voiceprint, Face ID, and Sneakers

Voiceprint, Face ID, and Sneakers

Voiceprint ID is the latest virtual gadget for banks and financial institutions. But how secure is it, really? Let's look at the pros and cons of voice recognition, facial ID, and the AI systems they ...

28 Apr 23min

Glitches in the Matrix

Glitches in the Matrix

Glitch or fraud? Let's explore "money glitches" popularized on social media, and the consequences faced by people who used them. Resources: The Chase Money 'Glitch': How a Viral Fraud Scheme Backfire...

7 Feb 23min

2025: The Year of AI Scams

2025: The Year of AI Scams

AI is undoubtedly the technology of the year for hacks and scams. While scammers are busy using AI to make scams more convincing, scam baiters are fighting back with ingenious grandma-style AIs that k...

29 Dec 202523min

The Barber Shop Scammers

The Barber Shop Scammers

Ever get your hair cut and wonder, "Is my barber part of an international scammer ring?" In November 2025, the FBI arrested Victor Marion, the owner of Mecca Barber Shop in San Diego, and eighteen of ...

15 Dec 202523min

It's Official: Facebook is Scammy

It's Official: Facebook is Scammy

If Facebook has seemed scammy for the past few years, it's not your imagination. A leaked internal document shows that Facebook, and its parent company Meta, are well aware that many of their ads and ...

3 Dec 202523min

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