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Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

Adam Levin - Romance Scams, Hackers, & Protecting Your Identity

Trust Me: Cults, Extreme Belief, and Manipulation

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True Crime, Talk Radio, Comedy, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Have you been scammed? Lola and Meagan have... and one of them was even part of one. What the Hack podcast host Adam Levin joins Trust Me to chat about phishing, romance scams that target the elderly, social engineering, who the scammers ARE, and tips on how to protect your identity online. Got your own story about cults, extreme belief, or abuse of power? Leave a voicemail or text us at 347-86-TRUST (347-868-7878) OR shoot us an email at [email protected] CHECK OUT OUR MERCH!!! bit.ly/trustmemerch  INSTAGRAM: @TrustMePodcast @oohlalola @meaganelizabeth11 TWITTER: @TrustMeCultPod @ohlalola @baberahamhicks TIKTOK: @TrustMeCultPodcast

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0:00.0

If you have your own story of being in a cult or a high control group or if you've had

0:04.1

experience with manipulation or abuse the power that you'd like to share, leave us a message

0:08.4

on our hotline number at 347-86 trust. That's 347-868-7878 or shoot us an e-mail at TrustMePod

0:18.2

at gmail.com. Trust me, do you trust me? Trust me, I'm like a smart person. Yeah, I've never

0:25.6

lied to you. I never have lied. If you think that one person has all the answers, don't!

0:32.8

Welcome to TrustMe, the podcast about cult, extreme belief and manipulation from two hackers who

0:39.0

have actually experienced it. I am Lola Blanc and I am Megan Elizabeth. And today, our guest is

0:43.3

Adam Levin, host of What the Hack. And he is here to talk to us about all things internet

0:48.2

scams. We're going to talk about fishing, the scams we've each experienced, and in my case,

0:53.3

and the heartbreaking romance scams that target the elderly. We'll also discuss social engineering,

0:58.6

who scammers are, and what happens when they get caught, plus a bunch of tips for how to protect

1:03.4

your identity online. Adam Levin, not to be confused with Adam Levine or another guy named Adam

1:08.6

Levin, who I guess Jack has gotten into reading, he's an author. This is, wow, this is the cyber security

1:15.9

Adam Levin in case anyone was confused and thought this singer room five was on our podcast.

1:20.0

No, he is not. That Adam is a different one.

1:22.5

Great, thankfully.

1:27.5

So Megan, tell me your goal, do you think?

1:29.4

Okay, this one's pretty wild. This takes place in Colombia. Dozens of teenage girls have had to be

1:36.5

taken to the hospital because they've been playing the Ouija board. So two girls started playing

1:42.5

the Ouija board. They got really sick and then it became kind of an epidemic of people playing

1:49.3

the Ouija boards and having to go to the hospital.

1:53.6

So many things to say. I have so many things, but I'm not going to say them all. I'm just going to say

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