May 15, 2026
Fed up with the rising cost of electricity, Steve shops around and switches to a new provider in his Boston neighborhood. The process is simple, and Steve thinks the matter is settled until a week later, when he receives a call from his previous provider claiming he is in danger of having his electricity cut off. Steve...
May 8, 2026
Jeanette moves back to Vermont, expecting a peaceful retirement in a beloved community, but a tech support scam upends her life. She reaches out to her local police, who advise her to report the incident to the FBI. Now faced with an empty bank account, Jeanette starts making drastic changes to her lifestyle. She...
May 1, 2026
In this bonus episode, Bob meets some Fraud Fighters working to make their Nebraska community a little bit safer from scammers. When Omaha passes a city ordinance requiring all crypto kiosks to display a scam warning, local law enforcement teams up with AARP volunteers to ensure that every kiosk in the county has the...
Apr 24, 2026
Dr. Maurice Sholas, a pediatric rehabilitation specialist based in New Orleans, discovers that his likeness is being used in an ad when a friend sends him a TikTok clip that looks convincingly like him. It’s an AI-generated version of him selling vitamin supplements, something he has never done. Feeling violated,...
Apr 17, 2026
After taking a break from her tech career to care for her aging mother, Dawn is reentering the workforce in her mid-50s, and she isn’t having much luck. She takes a chance on an offer for a new kind of job at “Facebook.” Guided by a “mentor” through an onboarding process, she learns that her new role involves...