Brett and Karisse discuss Romance Scams, how they work, how to protect against them and the problem of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act which allows criminals to use platforms to commit scams, steal identities, launder money, sell fake IDs, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Episode 14: Ripping off Authors in the World of Self Publishing Fraud

Brett Johnson and Karisse Hendrick are both anti-cybercrime experts. But, with very different experiences. Karisse has worked with hundreds of the World's largest e-commerce and mobile companies to help them prevent payment fraud and other threats to their bottom line and customers. Brett, started his journey as an online fraudster, creating the first darknet forum for buying & selling credit cards and was responsible for creating the criminal enterprise that commits identity theft, credit card fraud and many other online scams. But, after landing on the Secret Service's Most Wanted List and serving his time, he's been reformed and now dedicated his career to helping consumers and online companies prevent fraud from people he used to be.

Episode 13 Romance Scams