Episode 16: Can You Spot A Scam? Unraveling The Web of Global Fraud

If there is one thing that never goes out of style, its money. Every year, fraud costs lending agencies and unsuspecting victims millions of dollars in losses.

In the US, hundreds of people went to jail for submitting fraudulent applications and obtaining millions of dollars in PPP loans.

Around the world, people fall for dangerous and twisted romance scams that leave them not only lonely, but penniless.

In this episode, you will learn how not to fall for these scams and keep your money where it belongs--with you!

 

Citations:

Gigs, scams, ghost work: India tech sector's dark side Sumit Khanna, Rina Chandran

 

Florida Man Gets 6 Years for PPP Fraud. Jay Weaver. Miami Herald (via TNS). 3/2/2023

 

New York Woman Sentenced for $9.2 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud. US Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs. January 27, 2023

 

Georgia woman who fraudulently collected $6M in PPP loans sentenced to three years. Joseph Guzman. Changing America. Jan. 5, 2022

 

How Anna Sorokin, Con Artist and 'Fake Heiress,' Fooled New York's Elite. Elena Ferrarin A&E: True Crime Blog. February 23, 2022 UPDATED: June 07, 2022

 

 

 

 

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