The Fraud That Keeps on Frauding
From Spanish Prisoners to Nigerian Princes, advance fee scams have endured for centuries, relying on victims to follow the same formula: pay first, regret later.
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- (00:00) - Introduction to Advanced Fee Scams
- (00:57) - Podcast Introduction and Listener Interaction
- (06:25) - Historical Background of Advanced Fee Scams
- (12:51) - Modern Variations and Techniques
- (16:12) - Psychological Manipulation in Scams
- (21:26) - Case Studies of Advanced Fee Scams
- (28:47) - How to Spot and Avoid Scams
- (35:22) - Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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Sources:
- Advance-fee scam [Wikipedia]
- Spanish Prisoner [Wikipedia]
- Pigeon drop [Wikipedia]
- The 9 Lives of the Spanish Prisoner, the Treasure-Dangling Scam That Won’t Die [Atlas Obscura]
- AN OLD SWINDLE REVIVED. [NYT/TimesMachine]
- Nigerian Scams [Know Your Meme]
- We’re All Somebody’s Fool | Dan Simons & Chris Chabris [OMF]
- The Psychology Behind Advance Fee Scams [Fraud, Risk and Compliance]
- Chief Executive Officer And Orchestrator Of $10 Million Advance Fee And Alaskan Gold Mine Investment Schemes Sentenced To More Than 20 Years’ Imprisonment [DOJ]
- After Bilking Victims of $10 Million, Serial Swindler Is Sentenced to Nearly 22 Years [NYT]
- Lengthy Prison Term for Advance Fee Fraudster [FBI]
- Two Convicted in Multi-Million-Dollar Advance Fee and Alaskan Gold Mine Investment Schemes [FBI]
- The centuries-old scam still fooling thousands every year [Telegraph]
- Almost 800 arrested over Nigerian crypto-romance scam [Reuters]
- Nigeria investigates nearly 800 suspects arrested in massive cybercrime raid [VOA]
- EFCC bursts syndicate run by foreigners in Lagos operating crypto investment, romance scam [Ripples Nigeria]
- We’re Not a Bank in Kansas Anymore [OMF]
- 363: Enforcers [This American Life]
Creators and Guests
Host
Caleb Newquist
Writer l Content at @GustoHQ | Co-host @ohmyfraud | Founding editor @going_concern | Former @CCDedu prof | @JeffSymphony board member | Trying to pay attention.
