Scam Rangers

Scam Rangers - A podcast about the human side of fraud and the people who are on a mission to protect us. We will hear from activists, researchers, prosecutors, human trafficking experts and other advocates, telling the story of scams and scam victims from their perspectives. Most importantly - we can learn what we can do about it. If you are enjoying this show, subscribe, and follow me on LinkedIn for more information and news about online scams: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelet-biger-levin/

Turning the Tables: A Deep Dive into Scam Call Centers, a Conversation with Jim Browning, Scambaiter and YouTuber
May 26, 2025 – 49:20
Demystifying Scam Fog: You Can't Fix What You Don't Measure, A Conversation with Peter Tapling, Managing Director PTap Advisory
Apr 25, 2025 – 41:47
How Australia Slashed Scam Losses by 30% & What's Missing in the U.S., A Conversation with Ken Palla, Former Director, MUFG Union Bank
Mar 17, 2025 – 49:44
Deceptive Practices: A Deep Dive into Online Scammers' Behavior, A conversation with David Maimon, Professor at Georgia State University
Dec 20, 2024 – 48:32
The Australian Formula for Tackling Scams: A Shared Responsibility Approach, A conversation with Toby Evans, Head of Economic Crime, Australian Payments Network
Sep 27, 2024 – 45:12
Empowering Customers Against Scams: The Power of Storytelling, A conversation with Kathelijne Swaak and Niels Vink, Fraud prevention leaders at ABN AMRO Bank
Sep 4, 2024 – 46:14
Sextortion: The Evil Scam Targeting our Teens in Their Bedrooms, A Conversation with Paul Raffile, Senior Intelligence Analyst
Jun 1, 2024 – 42:09
Getting in Front of the Scam: How to Build Trust With Your Customers, A conversation with Hailey Windham, a Credit Union Fraud Fighter
May 16, 2024 – 43:54
Coordinated Action: The Key to a National Strategy Against Scams, A conversation with Ken Westbrook, CEO and Founder of Stop Scams Alliance
Apr 17, 2024 – 40:20
Is Fraud Prevention the New Customer Service? A Conversation with Karen Boyer, SVP Financial Crimes and Fraud Intelligence, M&T Bank
Feb 6, 2024 – 41:58
Will Regulation Drive Action? Reimbursement and Liability in Online Scams, A Conversation with Ken Palla, Retired Director, MUFG Union Bank
Dec 28, 2023 – 53:42
Online Scam Awareness That Sticks: How to Get Marketing on Board, With Gabriel Friedlander, CEO of Wizer - Free Security Awareness Training
Dec 12, 2023 – 41:54
Crypto Investment Scams: How it started. How it's going, with Cezary Podkul ,Reporter at ProPublica
Nov 21, 2023 – 35:31
Identity Theft Forever - The Real People Behind Fake Profile Pics, with Bryan Denny, Co-Founder, Advocating Against Romance Scammers
Oct 19, 2023 – 42:48
Standing Boldly Against Romance Scams: Empowering Victims on the Path to Recovery, with Cecilie Fjellhøy and Anne Rowe, Co-Founder of LoveSaid
Oct 5, 2023 – 47:01
Hearts Exposed: Navigating the Boundaries of Free Speech and Scam Crimes, with Kathy Waters, Executive Director and Co-Founder, Advocating Against Romance Scammers
Sep 22, 2023 – 30:25
Mind Games: The Psychology Behind Scams, A conversation with Alan Castel, Professor at UCLA Psychology, Expert in Memory, Cognition and Aging
Sep 7, 2023 – 39:21
Defying Romance Scams: Cracking the Seductive Script, A conversation with Ruth Grover, Founder of Scam Haters United
Aug 25, 2023 – 42:04
Unveiling Deception: Business Email Compromise Crusaders Unite., a conversation with Ronnie Tokazowski , founder of the BEC Working Group
Aug 10, 2023 – 43:48
Scam-Proofing Social Media: The Good, The Bad, and The Reality , A conversation with Assaf Kipnis, ex-Facebook Integrity Team lead
Jul 20, 2023 – 48:46
The eLegal Challenge of Online Scams - Fighting New Crimes with Old Laws - A conversation with Erin West and Alona Katz, District Attorneys and scam fighters
Jul 6, 2023 – 47:49
Hang Up on Fraud: Tackling Robocalls and Scam Calls, A conversation with Alex Quilici, CEO of YouMail
Jun 22, 2023 – 37:39
Untangling the Scam - A Fraud Specialist's Mission (im)Possible, A conversation with Tiffany Paulsen, Fraud Specialist
Jun 8, 2023 – 30:36
Insights from the E-Fraud Global Forum on Online Scams and Countermeasures, with Uri Rivner, CEO, Refine Intelligence
May 24, 2023 – 36:24
Fighting Scams on a Global Scale - Collaborating to Win, With Jorij Abraham, Global Anti Scam Alliance
May 10, 2023 – 31:04
Combatting Scams With Technology and Collaboration: A conversation with Nicola Staub, CEO and Co Founder, Cybera
Apr 12, 2023 – 36:06
Tech-Infused Social Engineering - A conversation with Frank McKenna, Chief Fraud Strategist, PointPredictive
Mar 29, 2023 – 39:52
Coffee Chat: Fraud, Scam and Cybersecurity, a conversation with Lital Asher Dotan and Didi Dotan, a married couple in Cybersecurity.
Mar 18, 2023 – 39:20
The Dark Art of Social Engineering - Manipulation and Deception in Online Scams
Mar 3, 2023 – 26:45
Taking Action Across the Scam Lifecycle
Feb 23, 2023 – 25:30
The Intersection of Scams and Human Crime : A Call to Action - A Conversation with Ian Mitchell, Founder, The Knoble and Mission Omega
Feb 16, 2023 – 36:31
Do they really need to re-confirm my address? An Online Merchant's dilemma - A Conversation with Abigail Bishop, Head of External Relations, Scam Prevention, Amazon
Feb 9, 2023 – 27:23
The Tricky Side OF Romance Scams : A Private Investigator's View - A conversation with Chris Salgado, CEO of All Point Investigations
Feb 2, 2023 – 37:42
Stories From The Trenches: A Fraud fighter's Perspective - A conversation with Seth Ruden, Former Fraud Strategy Leader At First Tech Federal Credit Union
Jan 26, 2023 – 29:17
Unpacking the Regulatory Landscape around Online Scams - A conversation with Ken Palla, former Director at MUFG Union Bank of California
Jan 19, 2023 – 34:19
What should banks do to protects us from scams? A Conversation with Julie Conroy, Aite-Novarica Group
Jan 12, 2023 – 32:55
The Plot Thickens - Human Trafficking and Scams - A conversation with Matt Friedman, Expert in Modern Slavery
Jan 5, 2023 – 32:19
Can We Recover from Crypto Scams? A Conversation with Erin West, Cybercrime and Crypto Prosecutor
Dec 30, 2022 – 38:39
Let's talk about SHAME - with Kathy Stokes, Director of fraud prevention programs at AARP
Dec 28, 2022 – 26:49
Scam Ranger Trailer - The WHY
Dec 27, 2022 – 05:11

Recent Reviews

C.M. Talbert

Thank you for the podcast on sextortion with Paul Raffile

This is a very important topic and I appreciate you covering it.
Ophir- Santa Barbara

Super important and useful!

Thank you for sharing