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Posted in: Season 12 The Stalker
Rick and Tanya Fernandez say they've been terrorized by sadistic cyber stalker for years.  criminal justice system, cyber stalking, cybercrime, cybersecurity expert, cyberstalking  detective, ethical hacker, harassment,  Jehovah's Witnesses,  mental disorder,  Munchausen by proxy, true crime, Podcast,  sadistic cyber stalker,  stalker,  stalking,  victim blaming,  victim of stalking

Doctor accused of stalking speaks out about the stalking case – The Stalker part 8

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Doctor accused of stalking speaks out about the stalking case In today’s episode of the Pretend podcast, we finally hear […]

Posted in: Season 12
Rick and Tanya Fernandez say they've been terrorized by sadistic cyber stalker for years.  criminal justice system, cyber stalking, cybercrime, cybersecurity expert, cyberstalking  detective, ethical hacker, harassment,  Jehovah's Witnesses,  mental disorder,  Munchausen by proxy, true crime, Podcast,  sadistic cyber stalker,  stalker,  stalking,  victim blaming,  victim of stalking

Victims of Cyberstalking Accused and Dismissed by Authorities – The Stalker part 4

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Rodriguez Family Fights to Prove Daughter’s Innocence in the face of cyberStalking Accusations Disclaimer: The following article is based on […]

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale’s older brother posed as a therapist and kidnapped a girl (part 7)

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Roy Abagnale, Frank Abagnale’s older brother, used multiple aliases, faked his career as a therapist, and was even accused of […]

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

Interview with the FBI agent who arrested Frank Abagnale (part 6)

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Meet the FBI agent who slapped the cuffs on Abagnale Frank Abagnale was busted for cashing ten bogus airline payroll […]

Posted in: Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

Frank Abagnale is a con artist, just not the con man you think he is (part 4)

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Like you, I was shocked to discover that Frank Abagnale’s life story is greatly exaggerated, if not a flat-out lie.  Don’t […]

Posted in: Get Started Season 11 The Real Catch Me If You Can Series
The Real Catch Me If You Can Frank Abagnale

Is Catch Me If You Can a true story? (part 1)

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The true story of Frank Abagnale, the man behind Catch Me If You Can. Do you remember Frank Abagnale from […]

Posted in: Season 10

An interview with con artist Fred Brito

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A con artist lands high-profile jobs by faking his resume I interviewed con artist Fred Brito and his resume is […]

Posted in: Season 10
Fred Brito The ultimate con artist

Is Fred Brito the ultimate con artist?

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Is Fred Brito the ultimate con artist? Fred Brito is a con artist who worked dozens of high-profile jobs, all […]

Posted in: Season 8
The Ransomware Negotiator

Kurtis Minder, the Ransomware Negotiator

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Kurtis Minder, the Ransomware Negotiator   Ransomware. Does that term ring a bell? Even if you’ve never heard those words […]

Posted in: Episodes Season 6
COVID-19 Scams

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 […]

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