This chapter delves into the difficulties faced in reporting fraud and the limited investigative resources available for smaller cases. The episode also highlights the emergence of Zell, a peer-to-peer payment app backed by major US banks, and its popularity in response to competing apps like Venmo.
Writer Devin Friedman has wanted a pool since he was a kid. As an adult, he saved tens of thousands of dollars to install one, but nothing went as planned. He hopes you can learn something from his story.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by David Herman, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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