Linda meets her dream man on a dating site and their romance progresses quickly, but a troubling message from another woman reveals he is a serial romance scammer.
In this bonus episode, Bob welcomes special guest David Etue, CEO of Nisos, to discuss their recent study, “Catphishing the Catphisher.” The results were not what they expected!
In part 2, journalist Brian Grow uncovers shocking truths about what is really going on at Sunset Mesa Funeral Home. The revelations leave families and their Colorado community reeling.
After Diana’s stepfather’s cremains go missing from Sunset Mesa Funeral Home under mysterious circumstances, an investigation exposes the dark, unregulated side of the body trade industry.
Homeowners fight to be released from their 40-year contracts and lawmakers rush to help
Philadelphia homeowners are offered cash payments for a promise to list their homes with MV Realty if they decide to sell. But they are shocked to later find out that the contracts are for 40 years!
Tana hopes to find her husband, who suffers from dementia, a new canine companion for Christmas. She pays a breeder online, but the puppy doesn’t arrive, and the scammers demand more and more money.
Federal prosecutor Katie Robeson hasn’t been on the job long when she learns that the college town of Huntington, West Virginia is the center of a massive international internet crime ring.
In this special episode, Bob hosts a roundtable discussion on changing the conversation around victim blaming
In Part 2, the FBI investigation into a rash of grandparent scams gets a big break: There’s a video and an eyewitness. One San Diego grandmother could be the key to bringing down the entire criminal network.
When Susan receives an urgent call from her “grandson,” she rushes to get him $9,000, only to quickly discover it is a scam. Similar cases all over San Diego are catching the attention of the FBI.
In Part 2, Special Agent Cook learns the shocking extent of hospice provider Novus Healthcare’s crimes: more than $27 million defrauded from Medicare and harm to countless patients along the way.
Soon after her mother enters Novus hospice care, Judy realizes something isn’t right. Meanwhile, FBI Special Agent Cook is discovering that the truth about Novus is worse than they could’ve imagined.
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