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AARP’s weekly podcast The Perfect ScamSM tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listeners to those who have experienced scams firsthand, as well as professional con artists and leading experts who pull back the curtain on how scammers operate.
When Penny signs up for a few magazine subscriptions, she thinks she is helping some kids with a school fundraiser. Little does she know that it will lead to years of harassment from telemarketers and the theft of much of her savings. But it will also lead Penny and her sister Nancy to help bring down a 20-year conspiracy that robbed more than 150,000 victims nationwide of millions of dollars.
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![Archive Episode: Undercover Hacker](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/5/e/5/25e5ce2f9c8bf2c527a2322813b393ee/TPS_Tile-Episodic_BONUS-20240829-ells3nuql7.png)
![Archive Episode: The Credit Card Con Queen](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/4/6/a/8/46a84979507908a9e55e3c100dce7605/TPS_Tile-Episodic_BONUS-20240822-9yzzttd0j3.png)
![Bonus: Toll Road Scams Are Trending](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/1/3/9/c/139c67b9a454e6a3e55e3c100dce7605/S18-Tile-Episodic_BONUS.png)
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![Puppy Scam Robs Couple of Their Life Savings](https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/f/0/a/ef0a1f55ed87778527a2322813b393ee/S18-Tile-Episodic_194.jpg)
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