Scammed

We look at how credit card skimming works, then a quick look into the trust required for scammers to pull off an investment fraud.

We explore the story of a young soldier who returns home to find his identity has been stolen and his credit rating ruined. Despite being able to prove he was in Iraq, he cannot shake the bad credit and his life slowly falls apart.

At the world's largest sports memorabilia conference, leading experts speak about the breadth of counterfeit products.

Affinity frauds are perpetrated against people of particular social or ethnic groups. Two criminals prey upon trusting groups of people who do not fear or would never suspect being taken advantage of by someone from within their own community.

A fraudulent disaster relief website funds criminal operations, tarnishing the reputation of legitimate charities; a scammer claiming to have cancer convinces donors to help pay for treatment, then uses the money for other purposes.

A car salesman defrauds customers; a son becomes a victim of air bag tampering.