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Dave shares the story of one Katie Jones, the fake online persona used to gain the confidence of high-status individuals. Joe describes the tragic case of Christine Lu, a Harvard Medical professor who was scammed out of her life savings. The Catch of the Day warns recipients not to trust the FBI. Carole Theriault interviews Akamai's Larry Cashdollar about scammers using Google Translate to obfuscate web sites.
Links to this week's stories:
https://www.apnews.com/bc2f19097a4c4fffaa00de6770b8a60d
https://thispersondoesnotexist.com/
https://www.nbcboston.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Woman-Scammed-Into-Giving-Away-Life-Savings_NECN-511108952.html
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