EPISODE 196

Protecting your Parents:

Fraud and Scams

 

Nov 1, 2025 | Podcast

a clip from the movie Clear and Present Danger, the search team locates where the sniper ate his lunch. They hold up a wrapper from a fast food resturant.
 
Even the best of us get played from time to time. From an Air Force pilot duped into buying thousands in Sephora gift cards, to clever banking and family scams that nearly fooled even the most skeptical of us, we talk about some of the psychology and tactics behind modern frauds: urgency, authority, distraction, and good old-fashioned trust.

We’ll look at how scams exploit our problem-solving instincts, how technology has supercharged the game, and why protecting your family from fraud might matter more than protecting them from burglars.

 

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