S01E145: Sextortion Scam Club with Josh Gondelman

Josh Gondelman joins Caity to discuss the ever popular sextortion scams that are probably sitting in your junk folder as you read this. Josh is a comedian, writer, kind human, and quite possibly the perfect guest. His other credits include being a writer and producer for Desus & Mero on Showtime, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, as a staff writer. He’s earned four Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and three WGA Awards, and has performed on Conan (TBS), Late Night With Seth Meyers (NBC) and The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS). Also get yourself an early gift and grab his hysterical book, an essay collection Nice Try: Stories of Best Intentions and Mixed Results ! RESOURCES: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/11/media/jeffrey-toobin-fired-new-yorker/index.html https://computing.which.co.uk/hc/en-gb/articles/360001317945-How-to-respond-to-a-sextortion-email https://securityboulevard.com/2021/02/sextortion-email-scams-avast/ https://www.netsafe.org.nz/faketortian-email-scam/ https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/17/email-sextortion-scams-on-the-rise-says-fbi.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/06/17/email-sextortion-scams-on-the-rise-says-fbi.html https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/scam-emails-demand-bitcoin-threaten-blackmail @caitybrodnick  @scamwowpodcast Scamwowpodcast.com https://www.hashtaghistory-pod.com/  DISCLAIMER: We are comedians and this is satire. C’mon Send us your scams! scamwowpodcast@gmail.com Or call: 347-509-9414 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices