Scammed

An examination of credit card skimming, how scammers abuse trust to perpetrate investment fraud and how the Advanced Fee scam destroys a woman's business.

A soldier returns from deployment to learn someone stole his identity and decimated his credit rating. A family steals the identities of landlords.

Experts at a sports memorabilia conference discuss the expansive underground counterfeiting industry. An FBI special agent discusses a successful forgery bust called Operation Bullpen.

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, and a son becomes a victim of air bag tampering.