It's our 75th episode! Recently released TV shows such as Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swinder, and Bad Vegan on Netflix, as well as The Dropout on Hulu, brought a renewed interest in the lives of scammers, con artists, frauds, and swindlers.

This week, Los and Bertram go on a deep dive into Mad Mad World of scams—including why we get scammed, how we get scammed, and how to protect yourself from getting scammed.

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Our treasure chest of links and resources mentioned in this episode:

• The Psychology of Con Artists, and How to Avoid Them | Maria Konnikova | Big Think - YouTube
• How to outsmart a scam: Strategies from a legendary con man | Frank W. Abagnale | Big Think - YouTube
• The Dropout Podcast - ABC Audio
• Hot Startup Theranos Has Struggled With Its Blood-Test Technology | Original WSJ Report (PDF)
• Watch "The Dropout" | Hulu
• Sarma Melngailis, Netflix’s “Bad Vegan,” Stares Down Her Past—And Future | Vanity Fair
• Bad Vegan: Fame. Fraud. Fugitives. | Netflix
• The Tinder Swindler (Original Report) | VG
• How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People | New York Magazine
• Inventing Anna | Netflix
• The Tinder Swindler | Netflix
• Every scam has one of these red flags: Ex-con man Frank Abagnale | CNBC - YouTube

• The Perfect Man Who Wasn't | The Atlantic
• Scam Tracker | Better Business Bureau
• How To Trick an Online Scammer Into Carving a Computer Out of Wood | The Atlantic
• The conman who pulled off history’s most audacious scam | BBC
• How Scams...