The speaker discusses a scam involving email addresses and contractors, revealing how they sent a large sum of money without questioning the recipients. They also explore the possibility of the scammers being former contractors. Additionally, they share their experience after being scammed for a pool and their efforts to recover their money through various channels.
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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