Scams & Cons

Scammers don't steal your money, they create a world where it makes perfect sense to hand your cash over to them. Three-card-monte, the longest running show on Broadway, seems easy. You're watching the tosser and you always see the queen. What you don't see is a group of shills working you into the gate where you'll lose everything you have.Sometimes a large sum of money is accidentally sent to you and the sender asks for the additional cash to be sent back. In the meantime, they empty your bank account.We'll tell you all about the scams, how they work and why people fall for them. Don't become a sucker. Listen in.

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Scams & Cons

The scammer's guide to easy money

December 25, 2025 • Jim Grinstead • Season 9 • Episode 8

0:00 | 18:29

The only ways I know to get easy money is to either to be born rich, marry a rich partner or have someone bequeath you a fortune.

If someone stepped up to us and said they have a way for us to make a lot of money fast, odds are we’d listen – listening doesn’t cost anything. Unless the person doing the talking is a scammer and they have now set the hook and may very well reel us in.

Today we'll talk about Easy Money scams and you'll learn just how easy it is for you to lose your cash.