The Life Preserver Scam That Cost a Man $22,000 and His Trust
The Life Preserver Scam That Cost a Man $22,000 and His Trust
Fear of being deceived by someone you let into your mornings - and your bank account - starts with a white fiberglass life preserver zip-tied to a marina gate and ends with $22,000 gone. A fabricated ship name, stolen headshots, and a contractor badge that lapsed in admin records built a convincing story; but how did one man, trained to spot inconsistencies, hand over five figures?
In this episode, we follow the sequence of events from a morning run to multiple bank transfers and the discovery that unmasked the scheme, and we ask…
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