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Catch the Imposter

Catch the Imposter

著者： Creator at Obomedia
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Who is pretending, and why does everyone believe them? Catch the Imposter investigates the lies, schemes and soft spots where fraudsters thrive.

Each episode peels back the surface of impostors, con artists and cunning liars with sharp storytelling, forensic curiosity and interviews that expose the mechanics behind deception. Expect crisp reconstructions, analysis of motives, and practical signs to spot manipulative behavior—delivered with a skeptical, human voice that treats victims with respect and holds deception to account. Cacth the Imposter focuses on patterns of fraud, social engineering and fake identities so you can recognize the red flags before it's too late.

New episodes drop every day: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 9:00 AM. Episodes run focused and direct; listen for a short case breakdown, expert insight and clear takeaway tips in each installment.

This show is for curious listeners who want to understand how impostors operate—survivors, professionals who assess risk, and anyone tired of being duped by charm and false credentials. If you want to sharpen your instincts and learn the tactics deceivers use, this podcast is built for you.

Subscribe now and start spotting the signs. Keywords SEO: impostors, con artists, fraudsters, social engineering, fake identities© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators ノンフィクション犯罪
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  • The Lawyer Who Never Graduated: A Fake Degree, 240 Lives at Risk

    The Lawyer Who Never Graduated: A Fake Degree, 240 Lives at Risk
    2026/08/07
    The Lawyer Who Never Graduated: A Fake Degree, 240 Lives at Risk

    A law degree from a school that closed thirty years earlier sat face-up in a storage unit - embossed with an archival seal copied exactly from 1950s photos - and it enabled a woman to practice law for eleven years. Two hundred and forty active immigration cases, weekly rituals, and a meticulously maintained office hid a single impossible document; how did that fake transcript slip past the bar and into permanent record?

    In this episode, we trace the facts in the record: the discovery of the 1997 diploma from Carver-Hollins School of Law, the transcript that entered a bar admission file, and the colleagues who began to notice oddities - all building toward the central question of responsibility and risk for two hundred and forty clients.

    Person: Judith Albright
    Institution: Carver-Hollins School of Law, Bridgeport, Connecticut
    Document Date: 1997 (degree) / transcript submitted during bar admission
    School Closure: 1967
    Case Load: approximately 240 active cases

    - The Carver-Hollins law degree bore an embossed seal that matched archival photographs of the school's correspondence from the 1950s and early 1960s exactly.
    - Carver-Hollins School of Law closed permanently in 1967, thirty years before the 1997 degree was issued.
    - Judith Albright practiced immigration law for eleven years and maintained roughly 240 active cases at any given time.
    - The fake transcript contained course listings such as Evidence law, Contracts, Constitutional procedure, and Civil rights litigation on slightly aged paper.
    - A colleague, Gina Shepherd, received a Tuesday afternoon call in spring 2014 when Albright asked how to locate a Ninth Circuit decision, which later struck Shepherd as an odd detail.

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    © 2026 OBOMEDIA. All rights reserved.
    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    22 分
  • She Answered Her Own Reference Calls: The Connie Carlson Fraud

    She Answered Her Own Reference Calls: The Connie Carlson Fraud
    2026/08/06
    She Answered Her Own Reference Calls: The Connie Carlson Fraud

    The thought that someone could quietly steal $241,000 while everyone praised her diligence is chilling: a dog found a leather portfolio with twelve forged Ohio Board of Accountancy certificates, one stamped 14 months in the future, and the woman on those certificates had been trusted for nearly three years. How did she answer her own reference calls, build a vendor to siphon funds in small transfers, and leave a trail of calm, timestamped voicemails that read like proof of competence?

    In this episode, we present the facts of the case and what unfolded at Verity Consultants, laying out the sequence from hiring to detection and the unusual evidence investigators recovered. What made a routine hiring process blind to fabricated credentials, and why did the very records that looked like diligence become the clearest signs of deception?

    Person: Constance R. Carlson
    Location: Dunnfield, Ohio
    Event: Leather portfolio found in culvert on February 11
    Amount: $241,000 moved over three years
    Vendor: Roper Administrative Services registered in Cincinnati

    - Twelve laminated certificates bearing an Ohio Board of Accountancy seal were found in the portfolio.
    - One certificate carried a verification stamp dated 14 months in the future.
    - Connie arrived in Dunnfield at age 26 and worked at Verity Consultants for nearly three years.
    - She kept transfers between $800 and $3,000 across fourteen client engagements to total $241,000.
    - Investigators recovered thirty-seven Wednesday 4:45 a.m. voicemail recordings summarizing her account activity.

    To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    23 分
  • The Fake Guide: How Christine Cox Fooled an Entire Mountain Town

    The Fake Guide: How Christine Cox Fooled an Entire Mountain Town
    2026/08/05
    The Fake Guide: How Christine Cox Fooled an Entire Mountain Town

    A laminated “Tier One Expedition Leader” card-crisp, undamaged, and bearing the name Christine Cox-was pulled from a frozen river eleven miles from the nearest road on January 14, 2019. For seventeen years Cox presented herself as a Tier One guide with a professional website, a binder of client testimonials, and a twice-yearly master class; so how did a mountain-town landmark keep a fake credential hidden for nearly two decades?

    In this episode, we lay out the timeline and the key discoveries about Christine Cox’s apparent career as a mountain guide, the evidence that supported her reputation, and the discrepancies that eventually unraveled it; what did forensic photography and parking records reveal about the true locations and frequency of her climbs?

    Date: January 14, 2019
    Person: Christine Cox
    Location: Cullen River, eleven miles from nearest road
    Status: Sentenced at age fifty-four after living in Dellfield for twenty-two years
    Organization: American Alpine Federation (credential presented)

    - The laminated card found in the Cullen River read "Tier One Expedition Leader" and bore Christine Cox’s name.
    - Christine lived in Dellfield for 22 years and was 54 at the time of sentencing.
    - Her portfolio contained roughly 30 photographs that forensic analysis traced to Breckenridge Mountain Resort, Tenmile Range, Colorado.
    - Parking records confirmed Christine drove to Breckenridge at least six documented dates and she made the trip at least nine times over 17 years.
    - She taught a master class twice a year at Glenfield Community College using the credential she submitted to the American Alpine Federation.

    To listen to this podcast ad-free and access premium episodes, try our subscription with a 14-day free trial at obomedia.com.

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    This episode and its content (audio, text, and related materials) are the exclusive property of OBOMEDIA and are protected by applicable copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, editing, or commercial use, in whole or in part, without prior written permission from OBOMEDIA is prohibited. For permissions, licensing, and business inquiries: business@obomedia.com.
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    22 分
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