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Fraud in a Moment
Fraud in a Moment is the sharing of quick and dramatic stories based on real scams perpetrated on seniors. Shared in the dramatic narrative style of old-time '50s radio broadcasts, these tales 'in a moment' are meant to quickly educate and entertain those who want to protect our revered class of citizens or simply protect themselves. With the hundreds of types of frauds being perpetrating on our elderly and the thousands of scammer perpetrating them… best we learn how they target us. Take a…
Episodes
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - Grandma, I Need You
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of fraudsters who threaten seniors with ransom by impersonating officials…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - Look Who Died
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the "Look who Died" scam which baits unsuspecting seniors into passing…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - Roots for Sale
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a landscaper intent on scamming a senior through creative trickery. If…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Agent Who Never Was
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of an IRS imposter intent on scaring a senior into paying a lot of money…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Blessing Loom Betrayal
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the creative and sentimental practices of the Blessing Loom set to help others in the Senior…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Broken Bottle Scam
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the "Broken Bottle" scam when a fraudster adamantly demands that an…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Call from the County Office
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the tax imposter who poses as a local official only desiring to help…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Caller Who Knew Too Much
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of creative fraudsters who threaten seniors with the "suspension" of their…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Deal He Couldn't Resist
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the creative scamming of a senior who simply thought he was getting a great deal on a mobility…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Equity Harvester
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 7-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a fraudster posing a savior with a reverse mortgage offer for an…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The False Shepherd (Clergy Scam)
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a fraudster who deceived a senior by posing as a clergyman intent on…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Final Bill
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous but clever practices of fraudsters who attempt to seize the wealth of widows just…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Game He Never Saw
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a website that promised one senior exclusive access to an NFL football…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Game That Played Him
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a fraudster who deceived a senior who thought he'd found a creative way…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Heartstrings Heist
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous high-pressure and guilt -fueled practices of fraudsters who deceive seniors with all…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Jury Duty Shakedown
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of fraudsters posing as county officials intent on arresting seniors who…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Lawyer with the Golden Ticket
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the Sweepstakes Scam invented to seize wealth based on the promise of a…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Long Road Home
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 9-minute story shares the incredible and unscrupulous practices from the litany of fraudsters who enter the real estate…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Man Who Claimed To Protect Her
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the bank examiner (imposter) scam and how one fake agent set his sights on scamming a senior out of…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Man in the Unmarked Truck
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a fraudster who deceived a senior by convincing her he had the total…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Number That Vanished
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a fraudster who scammed a senior into thinking he was a Social Security…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Package From Nowhere
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the Brushing Scam where fraudsters provide free packages, often to…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Repair That Never Ends
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of an auto-repair facility that kept one senior repeatedly coming back…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Second Shakedown
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of the Recovery Scam perpetrated on a senior who already lost one in a…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Ticket That Never Took Off
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the scamming of a senior who only wanted to see her granddaughter graduate and the fake travel site…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Trust They Tried To Steal
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 6-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of a slick-talking fraudster using estate planning seminars to deceive one…
Fraud in a MomentFIAM - The Vanishing Check
Welcome to Fraud in a Moment - This 5-minute story shares the unscrupulous practices of fraudsters who prey on seniors by hunting checks (coming or going) in…