The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 6. DNA of a Scammer

The Binge Cases: Baby Broker

Sony Music

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.1 • 3.3K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

The mastermind behind the Maria Duval scam is revealed. Who is he and how did he operate one of the biggest scams in U.S. history? Investigative reporter Rachel Browne discovers this wasn’t his first mail-order operation and that Terry Polevoy, an amateur scam-buster, had helped expose that scheme. Rachel discovers the mastermind’s M.O. Unlock all episodes of The Greatest Scam Ever Written, ad-free, right now by subscribing to The Binge. Plus, get binge access to brand new stories dropping on the first of every month thats all episodes, all at once, all ad-free. Just click Subscribe on the top of the Smoke Screen show page on Apple Podcasts or visit GetTheBinge.com to get access wherever you get your podcasts. An ITN Productions & Sony Music Entertainment production. Find out more about The Binge and other podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts and follow us @sonypodcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:05.0	So get started today with Taylor Brands. As a journalist, I spend a good chunk of my days typing. I'm normally found hunched over my keyboard at my desk on my couch even on my bed
1:27.8	Sometimes I feel like my laptop's an extension of my body my fingers plugged into the keys like a
1:34.2	cyborg. I very rarely write by hand, but there's something about putting
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