Nickel & Crime

Winner of two Signal Awards and two W3 Awards, Nickel & Crime goes deep into today’s most devious scams, exposing the psychological tactics and surprising methods used to drain thousands of victims of billions of dollars every year. At a time when financial crime is increasingly sophisticated, we go behind the schemes to understand the often brilliant – and sometimes foolish – crooks’ minds at work, so you can stay alert and avoid becoming their next victim. In season 3, Nickel & Crime returns with new mind-twisting stories… and something more. We’re also taking a peek behind the curtain to see how Early Warning helps keep the U.S. financial ecosystem healthy using technology that can stop these bad actors before they strike. With more focus on what you need to know to spot a scam, alongside our signature immersive storytelling, Nickel & Crime is back to dissect the deception, for your protection.Nickel & Crime is the award-winning financial true crime show brought to you

Nickel & Crime is a business podcast hosted by Early Warning®, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Early Warning® hosts Nickel & Crime, a business show with 28 episodes published.

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  Episode #10

  How To Survive a Scam

  Apr 2, 202521 minS3

  <p>When people discover that they've been a victim of a scam, it can feel like the world is being pulled out from under them.  The aftermath of a scam is sometimes a very long and painful road to walk, and the worst part is that scam victims are often very much alone on that journey. But there's a growing push to change that.</p><p>We've come to the finale of Season Three of Nickel and Crime, and after so many episodes dissecting the world’s most devastating scams, today we're doing something a bit different: we’re focusing on sur...

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  Episode #9

  Post-Disaster Playbook – How Criminals Exploit Disaster Relief

  Mar 19, 202525 minS3

  <p>In recent years, fires, storms, floods and even pandemics have threatened lives and caused extraordinary damage for millions of people. The good news is that governments, disaster relief specialists, and even ordinary, kind people always move in to help. The bad news is that in many of these emergency situations, scammers see an opportunity to pounce.</p><p>Disasters create a surge of vulnerable people, which, unfortunately, means easy picking for fraudsters. Victims are often overwhelmed, exhausted, and not thinking straight, and relief agencies are trying to help everyone all at once… and this is when the influx of fa...

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  Episode #8

  Evolution of a Scam – The Nigerian Prince and the Yahoo Boys

  Mar 5, 202527 minS3

  <p>Successful scams never quite disappear – they just shift and change over time, becoming new, slightly different versions of themselves as time goes on. But they all have to start somewhere, and in this episode we’re examining the evolution of one of the most famous scams of all: the Nigerian Prince scam. </p><p>The Nigerian Prince scam is an old, confidence scheme where the fraudster promises a big reward for a small, up-front price. But while that legendary con is now mostly a punchline, it has a fascinating history that goes back more than 100 years. It’s also the fra...

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  Episode #7

  Early Days – The Origin Story of Early Warning

  Feb 19, 202516 minS3

  <p>You know Nickel & Crime as the award-winning financial true crime show where we dissect the inner workings of modern fraud cases…but what do you know about Early Warning, the company behind the show?  In this episode, we’re stepping away from our usual format to tell you all about our origin story. </p><p>Early Warning is a financial services technology leader that has been providing cutting-edge fraud and payment solutions for more than three decades, but what does that actually mean? The company has been around for 35 years but the average person has never heard the name. So, t...

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  Episode #6

  Pink-Collar Ponzi Scheme

  Feb 5, 202525 minS3

  <p>When it comes to pulling off financial crime, do women have an edge? Some research suggests that they do. It also suggests that while women are actually more likely than men to engage in financial crime, they are often the least suspected. The reason might stem from a powerful bias that women are largely “nice”, and usually trustworthy. In this episode we explore how this belief might have been at play in a 200 million dollar Ponzi scheme run by a Florida woman named Johanna Garcia. </p><p>It's a story about how Johanna pulled in thousands of investors by lean...

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