About this episode

The episode discusses a David and Goliath story where a scammer exploits a corporate promotion to gain $800,000 in airline miles.

Sometimes the scammer is 'the good guy' exploiting a tiny loophole in a giant corporation's promotion designed to move their product off store shelves. And this promotion in particular backfires spectacularly - and our David in this David and Goliath story walks away with $800,000 in airline miles and becomes a folk hero to the 'little guys' all over the world. And the ultimate Godwink here is that this guy's name is actually David! (David Phillips) Our Sponsors: * Check out BetterHelp: https://www.betterhelp.com * Check out BreezeMeds and use my code WALTON for a great deal: https://www.breezemeds.com * Check out Omaha Steaks and use my code BEEF for a great deal: https://www.omahasteaks.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

People in this episode

Host: Johnathan Walton

Guest: David Phillips

Topics covered

• scams
• corporate promotions
• David and Goliath
• airline miles
• folk heroes

Keywords

• scammer
• corporation
• promotion
• airline miles
• David Phillips

Sponsors

BetterHelp, BreezeMeds, Omaha Steaks

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