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150. Why Do People Get Scammed?

No Stupid Questions

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Introduction

Zachary Crockett: Why do people fall for scams? Angela Duckworth: My brother had just returned from spending the summer in, you guessed it, Nigeria. Mike Mom: I think there's something strangely shameful about falling for a scam. The economics of everyday things is Freakonomics Radio Network's new podcast.

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