About this episode
This episode explores the rise of ultra-rare Pokémon prototypes and the fraud surrounding them.
Pokémon cards became a billion-dollar market—and then a massive fraud target. This episode follows the rise of ultra-rare Pokémon prototypes, the grading systems meant to protect collectors, and the amateur investigator who used codebreaking and printer forensics to expose a modern forgery ring hiding in plain sight. All that plus a nice chatty chat after the break to kick off the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Hacked
Topics covered
- Pokémon cards
- fraud
- collectors
- forensics
- forgery
- investigation
Keywords
- Pokémon
- cards
- fraud
- forensics
- forgery
- investigation
- collectors
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Pokémon
Products: Pokémon cards
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