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 […]
S509: The Santa Claus Man
A con artist saves Christmas. Brian Earl with the Christmas Past podcast shares a Christmas story you’ve probably never heard […]
S508: The Prank Call part 4 (PrankNet)
Pranknet is a network of online terrorists who performed crank calls which caused thousands of dollars worth in damages. […]
S507: The Prank Call part 3 (PrankNet)
When does a prank call go too far? When it leads to sexual abuse and thousands of dollars worth of […]
S506: The Prank Call part 2
A prank call leads to a 2-hour strip-search at a fast-food restaurant A prank caller posing as a cop calls […]