Oh the G.O.D.
Oh the G.O.D.
What a Concept Productions
1.26 - If You Believe This, I've Got a Tower to Sell You!
1 hour 8 minutes Posted Sep 3, 2024 at 9:00 am.
Introduction and Social Media
Cabbage Patch dolls and a Solar Powered Clothes Dryer
Latin word(s) of the day
Back in the Good Old Days
The origins of the professional Con Man
The world’s oldest short con – the shell game
Kinsey analyzes more Renaissance art
Teenage Mutant Ninja Forgers (a preview)
“Count” Victor Lustig – the man of many names
Selling the Eiffel Tower to Mr. Fish
Rumanian Money Boxes and historical bribery
Lustig’s counterfeiting scheme threatens the US economy
Lustig breaks free, meets Al Capone, then dies in anonymity
Lustig’s Ten Commandments for Con Men
Where Are We Now? / Ponzi schemes and long cons
The notorious Bernie Madoff
Con Me if You Can – Frank Abagnale Jr.
21st century cons
Cybercriminals targeting older adults
Being cyber-aware and safe online
Kinsey fucks with a scammer
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Are the good old days truly the good old days? They say there’s a sucker born every minute, and there sure are a LOT of minutes covered by Kinsey and Anna today. Through today’s journey our hosts will explore the origins of perhaps history first true profession: the con man. Follow along as they learn about some of history’s greatest scams, short cons, and long cons. They also stumble onto the trail of possibly the worlds’ most interesting man in Count Victor Lustig. Looking to the present, Anna will guide listeners through some of the most captivating, and most damaging, scams run today. Oh, and Kinsey finds a way to fuck with a scammer. Hopefully you'll learn something this week that can help prevent you from becoming the victim of a scam in the future. Tune in and find out!
 
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The Good Old Days is produced by What A Concept Productions. Sources can be found on our website, https://ohthegoodolddays.com/. This episode was researched and presented by Kinsey and Anna.
Audio Engineer: Matt M
Producer: Anna G
Speech Affineur: Meghan H
 
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