It's a Scam

Arizona official Paul Petersen is accused of operating a human trafficking adoption scheme. Chloe Mar, Adam Waltz and Jeff Blackburn break down the shocking alleged scam on this week's episode.

This week Chloe Mar, Adam Waltz and Jeff Blackburn break down the confusing and unverified story of Natalia Grace. Is she an alleged manipulative adult or abandoned child? Chloe presents the facts so you can decide.

Do any of these sound familiar? This week the Chloe Mar, Adam Waltz and Jeff Blackburn share hilarious scams people are utilizing on a daily basis.

Ever been scammed? Send an email to [email protected].

While the U.S. rolls back regulations on the meat processing industry, the IAS squad reviews a study, a lawsuit and a harrowing tale from a meat processing industry worker to decide whether these roll backs will do more harm than good.

Welcome back to season 2 of It's a Scam. We're starting off with a bang tackling mulitlevel marketing or MLM's. Companies like Herbalife, Arbonne and more walk a thin-line between legal multilevel marketing and illegal pyramid schemes. So, is multilevel marketing a scam? Listen to find out what Chloe Mar, Adam Waltz and Jeff Blackburn think.

Ever been scammed? Got a hot take? Send your story to [email protected] or submit online at yourphx.com/its-a-scam.

Is Juul scamming consumers? Particularly, teens? Listen to find out.

This week the scam squad dives into paper straws and other recyclables. Companies like McDonald's and Chipotle have been in the news recently over their "recyclable" containers and products. Chloe shares these stories. Adam feels inspired to buy a stainless steel reusable straw. And Jeff shares the craziest thing he's done with a Subway plastic bag.

Don't forget to share your scams with us. Send your stories to [email protected].

This week's episode is all about Arizona's very own "human chop shop". After death, people donated their bodies to the Biological Resource Center. The center was supposed to use those bodies for medical research. What they were actually doing is horrifying.

Stay up to date on all things scam-y by following us on social media, @yourPHXCW, and Chloe, @chloemar__.

Don't forget to share with us a time you've been scammed. Shoot an email over to [email protected].

This week Chloe, Adam and Jeff are verbally "raiding" Area 51. Chloe explains what Area 51 is with help from Jeff. Who knew Jeff was such a plane buff? Plus, Adam gives his best alien impersonation (to be honest, Chloe's is better).

The gang also decides whether or not they should join the millions of people planning to actually raid Area 51 in September. Thankfully, there's a silver lining to all this nonsense. Chloe explains how the "raid" is helping shelter dogs.

Stay up to date on all things scam-y by following us on social media, @yourPHXCW, and Chloe, @chloemar__.

Don't forget to share with us a time you've been scammed. Shoot an email over to [email protected].