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331: Triple Scamtown

April 29, 2021 1:09:11 66.42 MB Downloads: 0

It's triple helping of scams this week on Rocket. First off, a binary options scam comes to light after years of fleecing vulnerable people. Then, the secret behind McDonalds' ice cream machine failures is finally revealed!!

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Links and Show Notes:

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Scam Theater: Inside an Online Trading Crime Ring That Grifted Millions from Mom-and-Pop Investors
Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' schemes mutate into an online monster | The Verge
Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' mutates into an unstoppable monster - YouTube
The REAL Reason McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Always Broken - YouTube
They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War | WIRED
Chameleon — Campside Media
Inside one of Hollywood's most audacious Ponzi schemes - Los Angeles Times