It's our 75th episode! Recently released TV shows such as Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swinder, and Bad Vegan on Netflix, as well as The Dropout on Hulu, brought a renewed interest in the lives of scammers, con artists, frauds, and swindlers.

This week, Los and Bertram go on a deep dive into Mad Mad World of scams—including why we get scammed, how we get scammed, and how to protect yourself from getting scammed.

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Our treasure chest of links and resources mentioned in this episode:

The Psychology of Con Artists, and How to Avoid Them | Maria Konnikova | Big Think - YouTube
How to outsmart a scam: Strategies from a legendary con man | Frank W. Abagnale | Big Think - YouTube
The Dropout Podcast - ABC Audio
Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology | Original WSJ Report (PDF)
Watch "The Dropout" | Hulu
Sarma Melngailis, Netflix’s “Bad Vegan,” Stares Down Her Past—And Future | Vanity Fair
Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. | Netflix
The Tinder Swindler (Original Report) | VG
How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People | New York Magazine
Inventing Anna | Netflix
The Tinder Swindler | Netflix
Every scam has one of these red flags: Ex-con man Frank Abagnale | CNBC - YouTube

The Perfect Man Who Wasn't | The Atlantic
Scam Tracker | Better Business Bureau
How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood | The Atlantic
The conman who pulled off history’s most audacious scam | BBC
How Scams Worked In The 1800s | NPR
Scams starting on social media proliferate in early 2020 | FTC
Who scams the scammers? Meet the scambaiters | The Guardian
T-Mobile's Scam Shield app will cut down on those 'scam likely' calls.
BBB Tips: 10 Steps to Avoid Scams | Better Business Bureau
Massachusetts town loses $100,000 in phishing scam | APnews
Coronavirus scams: guard against fraud cures and other cons | APnews
Five psychological reasons why people fall for scams | The Conversation
Scams and Frauds | USA.gov

Scammers, Swindlers, and Frauds (and Imposters too)