A modern-day pirate To listen to part 1, click here. Michael Torres is a self-proclaimed pirate. He says his most […]
The Treasure Hunter part 1
A Florida treasure-hunting CEO says he was tricked by a conman Seafarer Exploration, a treasure salvage company, has spent the […]
The Inheritance
A man says his best friend scammed him out of almost $100,000. Now, he’s getting revenge. Johnathan Walton fell for […]
How to disappear part 4 – Confessions of a former identity thief
Dartanyon A. Williams stole his parents’ identities at the age of 15. Unfortunately, they weren’t his last victims. Dartanyon, who […]
How to disappear part 3 – Your guide to digital privacy
In the last two episodes, you heard from Michael Bazzell a digital privacy expert whose job is to make people […]
How to disappear part 2 – Extreme Privacy
Extreme privacy In the last episode, we talked about the wrong way to disappear. Faking your own death rarely works. […]
How to disappear part 1
Did Olivia Newton-John’s Former Boyfriend Fake His Own Death? Faking your own death is almost always a bad idea. Hear […]
COVID-19 Scams: The Rattlesnake King
The COVID-19 pandemic is a conman’s Super Bowl. In times like these, when there’s so much uncertainty, snake oil salesmen […]
COVID-19 Scams: How to steal a stimulus check
Embed Code COVID-19 Scams I wasn’t expecting to be back with a new PRETEND episode so soon. In fact, I’m […]
S510: The Joe Schmo Show
The Joe Schmo Show is a real-life Truman Show—where everyone is an actor except one unsuspecting guy. It’s a reality […]