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Scam Nation

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Latest episodes

S1E012: The Beautiful Lie

September 10, 2026 · 52 min

The Beautiful Lie CHAPTERS: 0:00 — Cold Open: The Ballroom in Kuala Lumpur 0:30 — Welcome + Network Shoutouts (Crypto Crime Files, Power Plays) 2:00 — Story 1: The Cryptoqueen (Ruza Ignatova / OneCoin, $4 billion) 12:00 — Story 1 climax…
S1E011: The Machines That Lied

August 10, 2026 · 52 min

The Machines That Lied CHAPTERS: 0:00 — Cold Open: The Deepfake Boardroom 0:30 — Welcome + Network Shoutouts 2:00 — Story 1: The Deepfake Boardroom (Arup, Hong Kong) 12:00 — Story 2: North Korea's Remote Workers 22:00 — Story 3: The…
S1E010: What They Built Was Nothing

August 7, 2026 · 44 min

SCAM NATION — Episode 010: What They Built Was Nothing Six different scams. Six different countries. Six different ways to build something that looked real — and take everything underneath it. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️…
S1E005: The Voice In Your Ear

July 16, 2026 · 35 min

SCAM NATION — Episode 005: The Voice In Your Ear Stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat. MARCUS and RICO break down the the voice in your ear and what it means. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:10…
S1E004: The Digital Trap

July 15, 2026 · 31 min

ScamNation — Episode 1: S1E004: The Digital Trap Two hosts breaking down scams bring you scam stories every episode. Scam Stories explained, analyzed, and discussed. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Welcome and introduction 2:00 — Today's topic…

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S1E003: The Gift Card Grind

July 14, 2026 · 35 min

ScamNation — Episode 2: S1E003: The Gift Card Grind Two hosts breaking down scams bring you scam stories every episode. Scam Stories explained, analyzed, and discussed. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Welcome and introduction 2:00 — Today's…
S1E001: The $2 Million Fake CEO

July 14, 2026 · 30 min

ScamNation — Episode 3: S1E001: The $2 Million Fake CEO Two hosts breaking down scams bring you scam stories every episode. Scam Stories explained, analyzed, and discussed. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 — Welcome and introduction 2:00 — Today's…

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About the show

Every scam begins with a story convincing enough to be believed. Scam Nation investigates the most elaborate scams, cons, fraud schemes, and social-engineering operations from around the world. Two hosts break down how each deception worked, who was targeted, where the money went, and which warning signs were hiding in plain sight. From fake executives and gift-card schemes to digital traps, impersonation, voice deception, and high-pressure manipulation, every episode takes listeners inside the psychology and mechanics of a different fraud story. Scam Nation is part true crime, part consumer awareness, and part exploration of the human weaknesses professional scammers exploit. The goal is not merely to ask how somebody could fall for a scam—but to understand why the deception felt real at the time. Names or identifying details may be changed when appropriate. Reported allegations are distinguished from established facts, and individuals accused of crimes are presumed innocent unless proven guilty through an appropriate legal process. This podcast is for education and entertainment only. It does not provide legal, financial, or cybersecurity advice, and no prevention strategy can guarantee protection from every scam. A HustleStudios Podcast Network production. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/scam-nation--7174858/support.