#409 – Matthew Cox: FBI Most Wanted Con Man – $55 Million in Bank Fraud
Lex Fridman Podcast
Lex Fridman
4.7 • 13K Ratings
🗓️ 17 January 2024
⏱️ 368 minutes
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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(08:43) - Mortgage fraud
(23:32) - Creating fake people
(57:17) - Arrested by FBI
(1:14:08) - Omerta: Code of silence
(1:36:26) - Fake ID's
(2:05:48) - Getting caught
(2:19:12) - Going on the run from FBI
(2:30:54) - Identity theft
(2:51:34) - More scams
(3:03:23) - FBI Most Wanted
(3:05:51) - Close calls
(3:36:46) - Break up with Becky
(3:41:26) - Calling parents
(3:43:25) - Calling FBI
(3:49:06) - Running from cops
(4:10:56) - Getting arrested
(4:26:21) - Snitching
(4:42:35) - Prison
(5:00:08) - War dogs
(5:06:50) - Frank Amodeo
(5:42:21) - Freedom
(5:53:15) - Family
(5:59:19) - Regret
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | The following is a conversation with Matthew Cox, a con man recently released from federal prison |
| 0:05.2 | where he served 13 years for bank fraud, mortgage fraud, identity theft, passport fraud, |
| 0:11.5 | and other charges. He has admitted guilt to all of it. |
| 0:15.6 | He has written true crime stories of many of his fellow prisoners, and now he continues |
| 0:20.3 | this work by interviewing criminals about their crimes on his YouTube channel that I recommend called Inside True Crime. |
| 0:29.0 | Exploring the mind of a criminal is exploring human nature at the extremes, often in its most raw |
| 0:36.2 | and illuminating form. |
| 0:38.6 | And that is something I definitely want to do with this podcast to understand the human mind and everything it is capable of. |
| 0:47.0 | All right, this is As Batch 134 Matthew Cox. |
| 0:59.1 | And now a quick few second mention of his sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Freud's last session for a great movie, Babble for learning new languages, better help for mental health, |
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| 1:16.0 | Also, if you want to work with our amazing team where I was hiring go to Lex Freeman |
| 1:20.6 | com slash hiring and if you just want to get in touch with me, go to Lex Friedman.com |
| 1:26.0 | slash contact. |
| 1:27.5 | And now on to the full ad reads. |
| 1:29.2 | As always, no ads in the middle. |
| 1:31.7 | I try to make these interesting but friends if you must skip them |
| 1:34.8 | please still check out the sponsors it really is one of the best ways if not the |
| 1:39.6 | best way to support this podcast I really do enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too. |
| 1:46.0 | This episode is brought to you by, ooh, a new sponsor. |
| 1:50.4 | Freud's last session. It's a movie, a new movie, and it's out in select theaters now. I'm really, really, really excited. |
| 2:00.0 | First of all, I'm excited that Austin is showing it, and so I'm excited to go see it in the theaters |
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