She Scammed $400,000,000 - The Gina Champion-...

Betty Lou Beets was a Texas woman who became known as the “Black Widow” after murdering two of her husbands in the early 1980s for financial gain. 

Jadion “Jay Icon” Richards and his wife Akwele “Apple” Lawes-Richards were arrested and charged in the U.S. with shoplifting and related fraud offenses related to the retail chain Lululemon. 

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Americans are being conned every day by increasingly sophisticated scams. Today, we hear the story of one woman who lost her life's savings to a government impersonation scam.</span>

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When Sara’s mentor vanishes, she poaches his clients and becomes a hard money lender, earning the nickname Lady Mafia. After she falls for a Prince, she takes risks to prove her love, including buying real estate for a marijuana enterprise. A friend sues Sara to get her money bac ...  Show more

A sophisticated, predatory, multi-billion dollar industry is emerging from the shadows. It already rivals the size of the illicit drug trade. And it’s about to get bigger and much more powerful. The Economist’s Sue-Lin Wong follows a trail that starts with the collapse of a bank ...  Show more

Our guest on the podcast today is Kathy Stokes. Kathy is director of Fraud Prevention Programs with AARP, where she leads AARP’s efforts to educate older adults on the risks that fraud represents to their financial security. Kathy currently serves on the advisory council to th ...