About this episode

William Ruzich shares his experience of turning in his father for identity theft and his subsequent career in catching fraudsters.

William Ruzich's father stole his identity while he was deployed in Afghanistan. He came home from war at 21 to find bills, liens, and creditors in his own name. He turned his own dad in for fraud. Then he went to work catching people just like him. William is a private intelligence operative now, tracking down scammers, fraudsters, and people who vanish with other people's money. Coming August 11th: The Gypsy Rose Obsession, a new free series from PRETEND. Watch the trailer and subscribe: https://youtu.be/9fcD0os3aG8 Kingdom Forge, a book by Anders Edwards that teaches kids about online safety, Diary of a Wimpy Kid meets Ready Player One. Check it out: https://a.co/d/0hpgdcYx Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: William Ruzich

Topics covered

• identity theft
• fraud
• private intelligence
• scammers
• true crime

Keywords

• identity theft
• fraud
• private intelligence
• scammers
• true crime
• William Ruzich

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Creative Babble, LLC

Products: Kingdom Forge

Books & works: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Ready Player One

Places: Afghanistan

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