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Dirty Scams

Dirty Scams

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Ever wonder how the most audacious con artists pull off their schemes? Dirty Scams pulls back the curtain on the world's most shocking frauds, exposing the masterminds and their victims.

From elaborate financial swindles to cunning identity theft, we dissect every detail of the deception. This is where you uncover the psychology behind the trickery and learn how seemingly ordinary people fall prey to extraordinary lies. We don't just tell stories; we analyze the tactics, the red flags, and the devastating impact of these criminal enterprises.

Join us daily, seven days a week, for a fresh dose of deception. New episodes drop every Monday through Sunday at 7:00 PM, offering a deep dive into a new case of fraud, scam, or con. Each episode is meticulously researched, bringing you the facts and the fascinating human element behind every scheme.

Dirty Scams is for anyone fascinated by true crime, investigative journalism, and the darker side of human ingenuity. If you're keen to understand the mechanics of deception and protect yourself from becoming a target, you've found your essential listening. Subscribe now and become an expert in spotting the signs.© 2026 OBOMEDIA Creators ノンフィクション犯罪
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  • Frozen Invoices, Fake Regulations: How a Neighbor Scammed Nebraska Farms

    Frozen Invoices, Fake Regulations: How a Neighbor Scammed Nebraska Farms
    2026/07/25
    Frozen Invoices, Fake Regulations: How a Neighbor Scammed Nebraska Farms

    Trust turned to theft: a phone-book-sized stack of frozen invoices in a gravel berm revealed 214 billed "refrigerated" loads that had never been refrigerated, and 43 farms collectively lost more than $300,000 over four years. How did a local dispatcher turn a made-up federal rule into a mandatory 22% surcharge, and who finally noticed the contradiction?

    In this episode, we follow the paper trail found by a road-grader operator and the farmer who questioned a trailer's lack of refrigeration, tracing how Petersen Livestock Solutions billed clients a refrigerated-transport premium based on a non-existent regulation. What stopped the scheme after years of compliance and unquestioned trust?

    Person: Wendy Petersen
    Company: Petersen Livestock Solutions
    Person: Gary Osborne
    Count: 43 client operations
    Total Loss: more than $300,000

    - 214 loads were billed as refrigerated by Petersen Livestock Solutions between 2015 and 2019.
    - The refrigerated-transport premium imposed by Petersen was 22% above standard rates.
    - Petersen incorporated Petersen Livestock Solutions in spring 2011 with $2,000 startup capital.
    - Gary Osborne paid approximately $22,000 over four years for 18 loads billed as refrigerated.
    - Terry Vance operated a two-truck dry-van carrier that hauled all 214 billed loads with no refrigeration equipment.

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  • The Silent Hives: How a Local Bee Scam Stole $812,000

    The Silent Hives: How a Local Bee Scam Stole $812,000
    2026/07/24
    The Silent Hives: How a Local Bee Scam Stole $812,000

    Silence hid $812,000 in plain sight: forty-three Langstroth hive boxes stood untouched in full bloom, and a utility lineman heard no hum - a sign that exposed a web of false contracts, cash withdrawals, and staged payouts. How did a local honey cooperative become a $812,000 disappearance built on fake invoices, a nonexistent distributor, and a bookkeeper's access to other people's money?

    In this episode, we lay out the sequence of events from the first silent apiary sighting to the financial trail that followed, detailing the people, transactions, and documents that shaped the case. What choice by the cooperative's founder allowed payouts to mask losses and silent hives to become evidence?

    Date: September 11, 2019
    Person: Emily Myers
    Amount: $812,000
    Investors: 47
    Payout rate: 11%

    - Forty-three white Langstroth hive boxes were found silent along a fence line on September 11, 2019.
    - Emily Myers incorporated Clover Ridge Honey Cooperative in spring 2015 at age 44.
    - Between May 2015 and August 2018, 47 investors contributed a total of $812,000.
    - Approximately $640,000 was withdrawn in cash or transferred to a personal account under Myers's previous surname.
    - Pinnacle Natural Foods had no contract or relationship with Clover Ridge, despite being named in investor pitches.

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    18 分
  • The Man Who Sold a Scoreboard: How a Treasurer Stole $236K

    The Man Who Sold a Scoreboard: How a Treasurer Stole $236K
    2026/07/23
    The Man Who Sold a Scoreboard: How a Treasurer Stole $236K

    Fear that the person you trust most is quietly stealing from your community: a treasurer moved $231,000 through a single-signatory campaign account called "Briar Ridge Athletic Complex Campaign" using a laminated rendering and an altered endorsement letter-how did he convince long-time supporters to hand over real checks? Who was the man behind the official-looking documents, and what happened when donors started asking questions?

    In this episode, we follow the timeline from a cardboard box found in a storm drain to the discovery of missing funds, detailing how documents, emails, and one-signature banking enabled the scheme and what specific moments exposed it. Listen to learn how ordinary records and a trusted role were turned into a multi-year fraud, and what finally cracked the case.

    Person: Steven Anderson
    Person: Lloyd Hicks
    Person: Jerry Erickson
    Organization: Briar Ridge Athletic Complex Club
    Location: Decatur Lane

    - $231,000 moved through the Briar Ridge Athletic Complex Campaign account between March 2018 and April 2019.
    - $236,000 is the total loss reported to victims at the conclusion of the episode.
    - $25,000 naming-rights agreement signed by Jerry Erickson in March 2018 with two payments of $12,500.
    - Anderson ordered fifty laminated renderings showing a 48-foot LED scoreboard in January 2018 from a print shop in the capital.
    - The school board voted in closed session to defer the scoreboard project in November 2017, a fact recorded in the official minutes.

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    18 分
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