Today's episode is brought to you by the podcast Scam Fluencers.

Scams are everywhere, on your phone, in your inbox, even on your television screen,

looking at you, Tinder Swindler.

What is it about scams that has pop culture so obsessed?

Maybe it's because it can happen to anyone.

Or maybe it's because we're all deeply fascinated by the psyche of someone who can lie with ease,

cheat with no guilt, and convince the world they are who they say they are, even when they're not.

Scamfluencers is a weekly podcast that takes you into the world of deception,

sharing the stories of today's most notorious scams.

Like the recent episode of Natalie Cochran, the pharmacist Femfital.

It seemed like she had it all.

A good job, loving husband, and two kids.

But behind the scenes, Natalie was scamming friends and family

using fake contracts, fake government emails. She even faked cancer. But when the wall started closing

in, she'll do anything to keep the lie alive until someone ends up dead.

Listen to scam influencers now wherever you get your podcasts.

Every time I drive home, I pass this building.

It blends into the skyline, beige concrete against gray sky, but I can't unsee it anymore

because I know what happened inside.

In the summer of 1993, a woman named Jeannie Child was found dead in her South Minneapolis apartment.

The scene was brutal, and for decades, her mom kept asking the same question.

Who did this?

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