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    #331: Triple Scamtown

    April 29th, 2021 · 69 minutes

    It's triple helping of scams this week on Rocket. First off, a binary options scam comes to light after years of fleecing vulnerable people. Then, the secret behind McDonalds' ice cream machine failures is finally revealed!!

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    Links and Show Notes

    Scam Theater: Inside an Online Trading Crime Ring That Grifted Millions from Mom-and-Pop Investors
    Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' schemes mutate into an online monster | The Verge
    Scamworld: 'Get rich quick' mutates into an unstoppable monster - YouTube
    The REAL Reason McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Are Always Broken - YouTube
    They Hacked McDonald’s Ice Cream Machines—and Started a Cold War | WIRED
    Chameleon — Campside Media
    Inside one of Hollywood's most audacious Ponzi schemes - Los Angeles Times