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Episode 24: Liza and the Phantom Switch Dec 20, 2021

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One of the hottest holiday gifts of 2021 is the new Nintendo Switch. The problem is they’re sold out everywhere. When this week’s guest tried to think outside the big box stores, she ran into a classic e-commerce scam.

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Episode 23: Harry’s Holiday Bah Humbug Dec 13, 2021

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Who steals a Christmas tree? Sadly, a lot of people do. Harry tells us about a scam that was way too evil for the Grinch playbook as well as the other kinds of scams he’s seen over his many years in the Christmas tree business.

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Episode 21: Kristine Solomon’s Low-Rent Craigslist Scammer Dec 06, 2021

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Kristine had been living la vida expatriate during Covid, when work called her back to New York City and she had to find a short-term rental. How’d a hardened reporter get sucked into a Craigslist scam? The same way we all do, and it’s a very good story.

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Episode 20: Axton Betz-Hamilton Gets the Shock of a Lifetime (Part 2) Nov 29, 2021

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Growing up in the shadow of child identity theft can be a struggle. For Axton Betz-Hamilton, her discovery of the culprit led to the shock of a lifetime. In the second installment of this two-part episode, we examine the massive financial and emotional toll of finding out a loved one wasn’t all that they seemed, and how to recover. Also discussed: stalkerware apps.

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Episode 19: Axton Betz-Hamilton Goes Looking For Her Identity Thief (Part 1) Nov 22, 2021

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By the time most people find out that they’ve been the victim of child identity theft, their credit is trashed. That’s what happened to Axton Betz-Hamilton. And like most victims of child identity theft, she was targeted by someone she knew. In the first installment of this two-part episode, the mystery of who stole Axton’s identity unravels in a very unexpected direction.

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Episode 18: John Juniper’s Workflow Gets Hacked Nov 15, 2021

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Does your business depend on social media? How about your social life? Would you be willing to pay to get your account back if it got hacked? That’s this week’s dilemma for a well-known eyewear designer. Hear what he did.

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Episode 17: Josh Gets Over the Wire Scam Nov 08, 2021

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Josh works at a real estate company that oversees wire transfers every day. Hear the story about the time a single compromised email account almost cost his company big time.

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Episode 16: James’s Tale from the Crypt(o) Nov 01, 2021

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If you've waded into cryptocurrency investments, you probably know about crypto scams. But what you don’t know about crypto wallets could be exactly what a thief needs to steal all those magic gains. We also talk about bears, if you're into that sort of thing.

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Episode 15: Ivana Miličević Rises to the Bait Oct 24, 2021

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What happens when you combine an actor, a well-followed Instagram account, an early morning alert and a master cleanse with a hacker? An account takeover and ransom situation, of course! Also covered in this episode: no-click exploits.

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Episode 14: Jennifer’s Son Takes a Bank Shot Oct 18, 2021

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The teenage son of this week’s guest learned a lesson we've been banging on about for years--the hard way. Don't use your debit card when a credit card will do. There is a very specific reason we say this, and you can find out what it is right here.

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