December 26, 2024

EP. 274.5 — Fraud Friday: Rent-A-Hitman Dot Con w/ Jamie Lee

Jamie Lee (Ted Lasso) joins the CONgregation to discuss an IT help website that accidentally turns into the go-to URL for people seeking murder for hire. Plus, a 50-year-old man tricks twitter followers using FaceApp! Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 04/05/2021)

 

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Research by Sharilyn Vera.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rent-a-hitman-wendy-wein-murder-for-hire-sting-operation-1066756/

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/it-expert-bob-innes-rent-a-hitman-murder-13086065.php

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5966845/DIY-detective-snared-string-killers.html

https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g88m/viral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp

https://twitter.com/Kai_97R/status/1360039242882187264?

 

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