About this episode
The episode discusses various social engineering scams and fraudulent activities, including a case of impersonating NFL players for loans and scams targeting families of arrested individuals.
This week, while Maria is on vacation, Dave Bittner and Joe Carrigan are joined by Michele Kellerman as they discuss the latest in social engineering scams, phishing schemes, and criminal exploits that are making headlines. We start with some follow up: a quick shoutout to Blood Cancer United and then we get into a listener “Chicken Chat” from Sue about handling an aggressive rooster. Joe’s got the story of how former Luther Davis allegedly teamed up with a partner to impersonate NFL players using fake companies, documents, and disguises to secure nearly $20 million in fraudulent loans—charges they are now expected to plead guilty to. Michele’s story is on how scammers are targeting families of recently arrested individuals by posing as officials who promise quick releases in exchange for hard-to-trace payments, prompting warnings from law enforcement—including changes like taking jail rosters offline—to cut off these schemes. Joe’s got the story on how Amazon is leaning heavily on AI, continuous monitoring, and global enforcement partnerships to…
People in this episode
Hosts: Dave Bittner, Joe Carrigan
Guest: Michele Kellerman
Topics covered
- social engineering scams
- phishing schemes
- fraudulent loans
- criminal exploits
- AI in fraud prevention
Keywords
- social engineering
- phishing
- fraud
- loans
- Amazon
- AI
- scams
- criminal exploits
- Luther Davis
- Michele Kellerman
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Blood Cancer United, Amazon
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