The Godfather of the Dark Web

The Perfect Scam

AARP

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2018

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Deep within the internet is the dark web, a space where criminals can anonymously buy and sell illegal goods and private information. Known as the "original internet godfather," Brett Johnson created one of the dark web's first online stores where criminals bought stolen credit cards, Social Security numbers, drugs and guns. After serving seven years in prison, Brett turned his back on criminal enterprise and became a consultant for the Secret Service. Brett walks us through how he became a con man, why he changed his ways and how you can protect yourself from cybercriminals.

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0:00.0	Coming up this week on AARP the Perfect Scam.
0:03.0	There was one site that where I think we saw 171,000 people registered to that site and every one of those 171,000 people was there for some nefarious reason.
0:12.0	I stole from people I knew people I've never met and didn't care. I was a despicable person.
0:17.0	Welcome back to this week's episode of AARP, the Perfect Scam Podcast. I'm here
0:26.2	with my co-host, the AARP's Fraud Watch Network Ambassador Frank Abagnale.
0:30.0	Frank, how are you?
0:31.0	Great to be back, real thanks.
0:32.0	Frank, I've been thinking maybe there could be a sequel for Catch Me if you can.
0:35.3	You thought about this at all or is it just me?
0:38.0	I haven't thought about it.
0:39.8	You could do the other 40 years of your life.
0:41.8	Right. I don't know who would play the role. do the other 40 years of your life. Right?
0:43.0	I don't know who would play the role, but I guess Leo could come back.
0:46.0	Right.
0:47.0	Leonardo DiCaprio.
0:48.0	Because our podcast is all about scams,
0:51.0	we want to spend an episode talking about the scams. We want to spend an episode talking about the dark web.
0:55.4	The dark web is where cybercrime lives and flourishes, drugs, weapons, your
1:00.6	Social Security number, you name it.
1:03.0	AARP Fraud Watch Network expert Doug Shadell went on a tour of the Dark Web
1:07.8	to see it firsthand.
1:10.0	The Dark Web started back in the early 2000s. It was actually invented by the US Navy.
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