Random Scam Podcasts

What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?

All episodes are available now. You can binge the series ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.

Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

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AARP’s weekly podcast The Perfect ScamSM tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listeners to those who have experienced scams firsthand, as well as professional con artists and leading experts who pull back the curtain on how scammers operate.

Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: aarp, bobsullivan, Crime, fraud, scam

Like heists, scams, and cons? I Can Steal That! is the true crime podcast that’s never too heavy. Each episode tells the story of some of history’s most outrageous heists, cons, and scams and the fascinating people behind them. Host Pete Stegemeyer breaks down the details of each case for a comedic guest and will change the way you look at banks, museums, and grifts.

Categories: Education, History, True Crime

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She said she had cancer. More than once. She claimed to be a doctor, business owner, and the daughter of a Canadian oil tycoon; She promised luxury trips, business ventures, and a future that never existed — all funded by the people who trusted her most.

But none of it was real.Elizabeth Teckenbrock is a con artist hiding in plain sight, on tiktok. With every new lie, she crafted a more elaborate persona… and everyone bought it.

In this limited series, CC Suarez and Sherrilyn Dale unravel Elizabeth’s tangled web of deception, spun over years of manipulation. From fake diagnoses to stolen money, charity fraud, evictions, and broken friendships, eLIESabeth is the story of a woman who weaponized sympathy and left a trail of destruction in her wake.

She wasn’t just lying about who she was. She was creating a character — and everyone around her was unknowingly cast in the script.

New episodes every week. Subscribe now — before she scams her way into your life.

Produced by Sherrilyn Dale & CC Suarez

Written and Narrated by Sherrilyn Dale

Researched by Sherrilyn Dale and CC Suarez

Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

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A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful.

The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank in rural Kansas to uncover a global, underground scam economy built around human trafficking, corruption and money laundering. Can it be stopped?

To listen to the full series subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.

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Categories: Business, Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: America, business, china, documentary, scam, Sue-Lin Wong, true-crime

Scammers are targeting you and your loved ones. I know all too well. My mother spent $350,000 on a man she believed was her soulmate right before her death. The only way we can fight back is to arm ourselves with information. Scammer Warriors unite! These stories are from victims and their families. The details are so shocking that they’re hard to believe.

Categories: Education, Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: catfish, dating, romance scam, scam, scammer, scamming

Whether it’s Arizona’s housing market, car buying tips, cheap family vacations, how to avoid scams, or just saving money, Gary Harper, Susan Campbell, and the Arizona’s Family On Your Side team are here to make you a more savvy consumer.

Categories: Business, News

Tags: advocacy, Arizona, consumer, consumerrights, Finance, howto, Money, onyourside, scam, tips

An investigation into one of the oldest unsolved cases on the FBI’s books spanning six decades. Joseph Maloney remains wanted on a charge of first-degree murder having escaped justice in both the United States of America – and Ireland. // Previous series from Doc On One include Finding Samantha, The Nobody Zone, GunPlot and Tiger Roll: The People’s Horse

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Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime

Tags: australia, canada, catfish, con artist, dublin, fbi, fbi most wanted, girl at the GPO, ireland, Joseph Maloney, on the run, Samantha Azzopardi, scam, swindler, the nobody zone

Two comedians take an unmerciful and hilarious look at athletes who have lost big games…with the law! Crime in Sports does the research, and finds the funny in the world of sports true crime. New episode every week!

Categories: Comedy, Sports, True Crime

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