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Ever wonder how you almost fell for that email? Or who's behind those convincing phone calls? The Scam Call unmasks the shocking reality of fraud, bringing you true stories and expert insights to protect yourself.

Each episode dives deep into the intricate world of cybercrime, revealing the tactics of con artists and the devastating impact of scams. We expose everything from sophisticated online phishing schemes to elaborate identity theft, giving you the knowledge to recognize the red flags before it's too late. This isn't just about cautionary tales; it's about empowering you with real-world defense strategies.

New episodes drop daily, Monday through Sunday, at 4:00 AM, ensuring you get your essential dose of fraud prevention every single day. Expect compelling narratives, breakdowns of current scam trends, and practical advice you can implement immediately. We cover everything from investment scams and tech support fraud to romance scams and cryptocurrency cons.

This podcast is for anyone who wants to stay one step ahead of criminals, protect their money, and secure their personal information. If you're concerned about digital security, online safety, or simply curious about how these intricate deceptions work, you've found your essential guide. Subscribe to The Scam Call and arm yourself with the ultimate defense against deception.© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators Crimini reali
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  • The Man Who Sold County Fair Spaces - And Stole Everyone's Season

    The Man Who Sold County Fair Spaces - And Stole Everyone's Season
    Aug 23 2026
    The Man Who Sold County Fair Spaces - And Stole Everyone's Season

    Fear that a single handshake can erase a year's income: forty-one forged contracts, thirty-one spaces, and a vendor envelope found by a paperboy on an icy February morning. How did one man turn an eighty-dollar promise into a decade-long scheme that left bakers, carvers and smoked-meat sellers trusting a name that didn't legally exist - and who finally discovered the ledger of who had been duped?

    In this episode, we lay out the sequence of events that led from a cooperative letter to missing booth spots, and follow the paper trail found in a fairgrounds envelope to the twelve-page spiral notebook that listed every vendor and their fate. What did the notebook’s markings mean, and why did so many vendors never verify their own spots?

    Person: Michael Dempsey
    Event: Envelope found with forty-one contracts
    Location: Calvert County fairgrounds
    Case: Calvert Vendor Cooperative / Hendrick Vendor Alliance
    Period: 2002-2017

    - Forty-one contracts bearing the Calvert County Fair seal were inside the envelope found on a fence post.
    - The envelope was discovered by a sixteen-year-old paperboy in February after his front tire skidded on ice.
    - The cooperative initially charged members eighty dollars a year; later regional operations charged up to three hundred and fifty dollars.
    - The cooperative carried as many as ninety members at its peak.
    - Dempsey tracked vendors and verification status in a twelve-page spiral notebook with a right-column marking system (checkmark or dash).

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    20 min
  • The Quilters' Missing $61,400: How a Treasurer Stole Christmas Pool

    The Quilters' Missing $61,400: How a Treasurer Stole Christmas Pool
    Aug 22 2026
    The Quilters' Missing $61,400: How a Treasurer Stole Christmas Pool

    A winter morning discovery of a plastic bin in a frozen ditch revealed 143 checks, 11 undeclared deposit slips, and a yellow legal pad that accounted for $61,400 the Nativity Quilting Guild never received - so where did the money go? Who could turn a small-town savings pool into a paper trail that led from a ditch to a lockbox and a sequence of bank transfers that read like a confession?

    In this episode, you’ll hear how a community savings system worked, what went missing, and how a lone investigator followed the records from a nonexistent credit union account to the person entrusted with the funds. Could routine trust and a few manipulated documents hide a theft for years?

    Person: Patricia Holt
    Person: Roger Walsh
    Date: January 9, 2019
    Amount: $61,400
    Case: Nativity Quilting Guild Christmas Pool

    - 143 personal checks were found sealed in a freezer bag inside a lidded plastic bin.
    - 11 deposit slips recovered had never been presented at a bank teller’s window.
    - 47 members had enrolled in the pool by 2018, totaling $61,400 in the pool.
    - Patricia Holt increased her contribution to $800 in 2018 aiming for a house down payment.
    - Tammy Mitchell opened the sheriff’s financial crimes case on January 7, 2019.

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    17 min
  • He Sold Them Water - Drilling Rig That Was Never There

    He Sold Them Water - Drilling Rig That Was Never There
    Aug 21 2026
    He Sold Them Water - Drilling Rig That Was Never There

    Fear of losing everything is quiet until someone profits from that fear: 47 farm households sent money for six years believing a shared well was coming, yet not one inch of earth was drilled. A padded work order hung on a chained, rusted rig bought for $300 - so why did dozens keep paying for a well that never existed?

    In this episode, we lay out the timeline from the first April meeting in 2013 to the arrest in December 2019, following the people, payments, and paper trail that built the scheme. How did a man with real geological data convince a rural community to fund a well that was never drilled?

    Person: Thomas Chambers
    Person: Erin Marshall
    Date: April 2013
    Date: December 11, 2019
    Case: Clearwater Rural Water Cooperative

    - 47 farm households sent money to Chambers over six years for a shared water well.
    - Chambers registered Clearwater Rural Services LLC on October 14, 2013 at 4:47 PM and received the first membership check the next morning at 9:02 AM.
    - Chambers bought a drilling rig in 2015 for $300 at a farm liquidation sale and chained it to an easement on County Road 7.
    - Members paid $1,200 to join and $85 monthly thereafter starting in autumn 2013.
    - Erin Marshall paid roughly $6,000 to the Clearwater Rural Water Cooperative.

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    18 min
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