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Scams & Cons

De: Jim Grinstead
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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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  • How to stay safe from nearly all scams

    How to stay safe from nearly all scams
    May 22 2025

    Tell me what's on your mind.

    We're all vulnerable to scams, but we don't have to be willing victims. Today I'm doing something I should have done a long time ago -- tell you just what to do so thwart scammers.
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    22 m
  • New scam targets those who tap credit cards

    New scam targets those who tap credit cards
    May 15 2025

    Tell me what's on your mind.

    A new scam is moving across the country that can capture the information on your credit card's chips, plus Minnesota legislators are considering a law that would reimburse victims of scams.
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    13 m
  • The Scopes trial was a scam -- but not necessarily a bad one

    The Scopes trial was a scam -- but not necessarily a bad one
    May 8 2025

    Tell me what's on your mind.

    What some of you may remember as the Scopes Monkey Trial is a scam. If you don’t know about the trial, you may know about the movie, “Inherit the Wind,” which – and I’m being charitable here – took poetic license with the truth. Today, as we near the 100th anniversary of the trial, I tell you why.

    Scopes 100 Celebration
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    33 m
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