Scams now cost Americans billions every year, and AI is making them harder to spot. Cybersecurity and fraud expert Steve Weisman explains how scammers operate and the simple steps that protect your money and identity.

In this interview, Murray Sabrin and Steve Weisman break down AI voice cloning, deepfakes, romance and crypto scams, business email compromise, charity fraud, and the scams targeting seniors. They also cover why law enforcement struggles to stop global scam networks, whether Section 230 needs reform, and exactly what to do if you've been scammed.

🔐 What you'll learn:

✅ How to verify if an email, text, or call is legit

✅ How AI voice cloning scams work and how to beat them

✅ Why seniors are the #1 target and how families can help

✅ Red flags for crypto and romance scams

✅ The first steps to take if you're scammed

"Trust no one when it comes to emails and texts." – Steve Weisman

📌 Resources:

Steve Weisman's scam alerts: [scamicide.com]

Report fraud (FBI): https://www.ic3.gov

Report fraud (FTC): https://reportfraud.ftc.gov

👍 If this helps, share it with a parent or grandparent. It could save them thousands.

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⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 The Scam Crisis in America

02:30 Meet Fraud Expert Steve Weisman

04:17 Can Law Enforcement Stop Scammers?

05:19 FBI, FTC & Federal Agencies Fighting Fraud

06:39 Why Seniors Are Most Vulnerable to Scams

07:36 Where Global Scam Operations Are Based

10:09 How to Protect Yourself from Scams

12:48 How Social Media & AI Fuel Scams

14:01 Should Section 230 Be Reformed?

16:14 International Crackdown on Scam Networks

20:12 Medicare & Social Security Scams Targeting Seniors

21:24 AI Voice Cloning & Deepfake Scams

23:24 Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

24:07 How to Secure Your Phone, Computer & Accounts

28:41 Fake Charity & Foundation Scams

30:06 Should Platforms Be Liable for Scam Ads?

30:57 Gas Pump Skimmers & Retail Scams

32:39 Steve Weisman's Scam Resources

33:30 What to Do If You've Been Scammed

34:28 Final Thoughts

Are stocks really rising, or is the dollar just falling? Economist David Ranson explains why he measures wealth in gold instead of dollars, and what gold and oil prices are signaling right now about inflation, interest rates, bonds, and the stock market.

Drawing on more than a century of market data, Ranson walks through the indicators he uses to position across asset classes and how well they've forecast past turning points.

In this interview:

▸ Why gold is a better deflator than CPI for measuring real returns

▸ How stocks have actually performed when priced in gold

▸ The surprising way oil prices predict stock market moves

▸ Using gold and oil to forecast inflation and interest rates

▸ Emerging markets, currency surprises, and where the opportunities are

▸ How fiscal insolvency affects the price of gold

▸ His outlook for gold, inflation, the US dollar, and bond yields over the next year

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

02:26 Asset class positioning & confidence levels

05:37 Why you should measure stocks in real terms

07:50 Why gold is a better deflator than CPI

08:24 Stocks deflated by gold: the historical record

09:35 100 years of gold and oil prices

11:01 Gold as a safe haven and inflation indicator

12:27 How oil prices behave over the long term

13:25 How oil prices predict stock market moves

15:51 Forecasting stock returns with oil and gold

17:40 Real vs. nominal stock market performance

18:22 What gold and oil say about bonds

20:15 Forecasting inflation and interest rates

22:24 Is inflation accelerating or decelerating?

23:55 How accurate has the model been?

24:45 Emerging markets & currency surprises

28:16 Investment strategies for emerging markets

29:23 Outlook: gold, inflation, and the US dollar

30:36 Outlook: bond prices and yields next year

31:02 Closing thoughts

👤 ABOUT DAVID RANSON

R. David Ranson is a Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and the President and Director of Research at HCWE Inc. (formerly H.C. Wainwright & Company). He holds an M.A. and B.Sc. degrees from Queen’s College, Oxford, and an M.B.A. in finance and a Ph.D. in business economics from the University of Chicago.

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Website link : https://mafiusa.com/

⚠️ This video is for educational purposes only and is not financial or investment advice. Do your own research or consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.

Diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at 31, then Graves' disease, thyroid cancer, and surgical menopause, nurse practitioner Sharon Lemoine shares what women in midlife need to know about hormones, thyroid labs, GLP-1s, and getting doctors to actually listen.

In this episode of Health, Wealth & the Pursuit of Happiness, Murray Sabrin talks with Sharon Lemoine, a women's health nurse practitioner with nearly 30 years in medicine and owner of Gig Harbor Medical Spa in Washington State. Sharon explains:

✅ The warning signs of adult-onset type 1 diabetes, and how it differs from type 2

✅ Why a TSH test alone may miss thyroid problems (and why T4 and T3 matter)

✅ How menopause and perimenopause symptoms are often dismissed or misdiagnosed as anxiety

✅ Why vitamin D, magnesium, omega-3s, and B vitamins matter

✅ How to use GLP-1 medications for weight loss without losing muscle mass

✅ The questions every woman should ask her healthcare provider

✅ How faith and purpose can motivate lasting health changes

⏱️ CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction: Sharon Lemoine, NP

02:11 Sharon's health journey begins

02:46 Type 1 diabetes symptoms: blood sugar over 500

06:54 Seeing diagnoses as a gift and a purpose

07:30 Hysterectomy and surgical menopause

08:35 Graves' disease and thyroid cancer symptoms

10:26 America's chronic disease problem

10:56 Type 1 vs. type 2 diabetes explained

13:12 Why the thyroid is so important

14:25 Living without a thyroid: TSH, T4, and T3 testing

16:07 Why men ignore symptoms (and women don't)

18:09 Nurse practitioner vs. MD: training and scope

19:34 Faith in medical practice

22:09 Why midlife women feel dismissed

25:39 Supplements and vitamin D deficiency

27:53 Mushrooms and core supplements

29:30 GLP-1s for weight loss: protecting muscle mass

31:27 Do you have to stay on a GLP-1 forever?

33:23 Questions to ask your healthcare provider

35:58 Telehealth and how to work with Sharon

37:17 Protecting the doctor-patient relationship

38:14 Closing thoughts

🔗 LINKS

Gig Harbor Medical Spa: https://gigharbormedicalspa.com/

Murray Sabrin: https://mafiusa.com

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