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The best way to break in is to walk through the front door.

Jun 06, 201932 minSeason 2Ep. 52
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Episode description

Joe describes one of history's great con artists, Victor Lustig, who sold the Eiffel Tower. Twice. Dave shares a story from a listener involving a UPS tracking number scam. The catch of the day involves am attempted romance scam on the XBOX platform. Dave interviews Sherri Davidoff, CEO of LMG Security and is the hacker named "Alien" in Jeremy Smith's book, "Breaking and Entering." She has her own book coming out this summer, "Data Breaches: Crisis and Opportunity."

 

Links to this week's stories:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/12809/smooth-operator-how-victor-lustig-sold-eiffel-tower

https://community.ebay.com/t5/Archive-Shipping-Returns/Seller-Scam-UPS-Tracking-Shows-Delivered/td-p/26206551

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