Welcome to Scamtown! It’s a place where the true crime is stranger than fiction and the stories are filled with quirks and moral ambiguity. Join the mayors of Scamtown, Emmy-nominated filmmakers and Signal Podcast Award winners James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte (McMillion$ and The Big Conn), as they take you through stories ranging from the strange to the unbelievable. Wild scams, surprising heists, forbidden love, and massive explosions are just a little taste of what’s in store.
Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.
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Host [Host Name] investigates the shocking disappearance of the Moldovan underwater hockey team at the 2002 World Championships, uncovering an elaborate global scam.
7 Oct 2024
Knit to Death | 10
Host [Host Name] explores the intriguing case of an indie yarn maker who fakes her own death to escape her booming business, revealing the dark side of pseudocide.
30 Sept 2024
The Book Thief | 9
Host [Host Name] interviews [Guest Name], a university police officer, about uncovering the prolific 20-year book theft ring that stole over 23,000 rare items.
23 Sept 2024
Threatin | 8
Host Ben Kunkel investigates the bizarre case of Threatin's frontman, unraveling a web of lies and schemes that leaves the rock community questioning reality.
16 Sept 2024
Extra Virgin Hustle | 7
Host [Host Name] investigates how Italian authorities dismantle a multimillion-dollar fake olive oil export empire targeting American shoppers in this interview.
9 Sept 2024
The Rikers Island Dalí | 6
Host Jake Halpern investigates the surreal journey and mysterious disappearance of a Salvador Dalí drawing donated to Rikers Island inmates.
9 Sept 2024
Born to Break In | 5
Host [Host Name] investigates a shocking scandal uncovered during a routine burglary call at an Iowa state courthouse.
2 Sept 2024
Sparkies | 4
ATF Agent Wayne Miller hunts "Mr. Flare" in 1980s Boston, an interview revealing how he cracked the arsonist's code to save the city.
2 Sept 2024
The Dog Lady & The Inmate | 3
Host Jake Brennan interviews Toby Dorr about her elaborate prison escape plan involving a dog crate and a dramatic car chase.
26 Aug 2024
Harvey’s Casino Bomb | 2
Host [Host Name] and FBI Agent [Guest Name] detail the tense race to disarm a 1,000-pound bomb hidden in a casino during Labor Day weekend.
26 Aug 2024
Disconnected | 1
In the ’80s and ’90s, fraudulent telemarketing is booming, often bleeding senior citizens dry. Law enforcement is nearly powerless to stop it, until Tim Healy, a zany young FBI agent out of Salt Lake City, comes up with an ingenious undercover plan to scam the scammers and beat them at their own game.
Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.
http://apple.co/Scamtown
19 Aug 2024
Introducing Scamtown
Welcome to Scamtown! It’s a place where the true crime is stranger than fiction and the stories are filled with quirks and moral ambiguity. Wild scams, surprising heists, forbidden love, and massive explosions are just a little taste of what’s in store.
Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.
http://apple.co/Scamtown
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