A game of loans.
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up: a quick shoutout to Blood Cancer United and then we get into a listener “Chicken Chat” from Sue about handling an aggressive rooster. Joe’s got the story of how former Luther Davis allegedly teamed up with a partner to impersonate NFL players using fake companies, documents, and disguises to secure nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans—charges they are now expected to plead guilty to. Michele’s story is on how scammers are targeting families of recently arrested individuals by posing as officials who promise quick releases in exchange for hard-to-trace payments, prompting warnings from law enforcement—including changes like taking jail rosters offline—to cut off these schemes. Joe’s got the story on how Amazon is leaning heavily on AI, continuous monitoring, and global enforcement partnerships to proactively block fraud, counterfeit goods, and scams—often before customers or brands ever spot them. For our Catch of the Day, we have a string of texts from Reddit where a user could have possibly been talking to Sir Paul McCartney, possibly.
Resources and links to stories:
- Michele's Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
- It's Time to Take on Your Debt
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office warns of scam targeting family of recently arrested, incarcerated people
- Cass County sheriff takes jail roster offline to cut off scammers targeting inmate families
- Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report
- Paul McCartney pt 1
Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@n2k.com.
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This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up: a quick shoutout to Blood Cancer United and then we get into a listener “Chicken Chat” from Sue about handling an aggressive rooster. Joe’s got the story of how former Luther Davis allegedly teamed up with a partner to impersonate NFL players using fake companies, documents, and disguises to secure nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans—charges they are now expected to plead guilty to. Michele’s story is on how scammers are targeting families of recently arrested individuals by posing as officials who promise quick releases in exchange for hard-to-trace payments, prompting warnings from law enforcement—including changes like taking jail rosters offline—to cut off these schemes. Joe’s got the story on how Amazon is leaning heavily on AI, continuous monitoring, and global enforcement partnerships to proactively block fraud, counterfeit goods, and scams—often before customers or brands ever spot them. For our Catch of the Day, we have a string of texts from Reddit where a user could have possibly been talking to Sir Paul McCartney, possibly.
Resources and links to stories:
- Michele's Visionaries of the Year Fundraiser
- It's Time to Take on Your Debt
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office warns of scam targeting family of recently arrested, incarcerated people
- Cass County sheriff takes jail roster offline to cut off scammers targeting inmate families
- Trustworthy Shopping Experience Report
- Paul McCartney pt 1
Have a Catch of the Day you'd like to share? Email it to us at hackinghumans@n2k.com.
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