Scam Rangers

In this episode, Seth Ruden discussed the increasing pressure on financial institutions to protect customers from scams. He emphasized the importance of education and informing customers on what scams should look like, but also noted  that protecting customers is not just a moral responsibility but also makes good business sense by avoiding operational inefficiencies and potential regulatory...

In episode 5 of Scam Rangers, we continue the quest to understand the responsibility, liability and accountability governments and private sector have to protect us against online scams. Ken Palla unpacks the regulatory landscape in the banking and telco industries in a number of countries around the world, and gives us his thoughts about what should be done regardless of current regulatory requir...

In episode 4 of the podcast "Scam Rangers," Julie Conroy, the Head of Risk Insights and Advisory at Aita-Novarica group and I talk about online scams and the perspectives of both financial institutions and consumers. We discuss the gap between what banks think they're doing to educate and protect customers from scams, and how it's being received by consumers. This podcast is hosted by Ayelet Biger...

Who is the person behind a scam? Is it a criminal? Is it a victim? In this conversation with Matt Friedman, an Expert in Modern Slavery and the CEO of the MeKong Club, we will uncover the sad truth about the relationship between investment scams and human trafficking.  WARNING - There is some troubling content in the episode. Not recommended for young children. This podcast is hosted by Ayele...

In this episode we talk to Erin West who is a prosecutor at Santa Clara county, california. We will talk about a new class of relationship / investment scams called pig butchering, and how it relates to crypto and blockchain analytics tools. This podcast is hosted by Ayelet Biger-Levin , who spent the last 15 years building technology to help financial institutions authenticate their customers and...

Most of financial scam victims do not report being scammed to officials or family members due to shame and the feel that they are to blame for falling for it. The estimates range between 7% to 20% that do report globally, but the realize is that we don't know.  In this conversation Kathy an I unpack the shame and advocate for a way to help victims feel less alone and report the scam.  Th...

My name is Ayelet Biger-Levin and I have spent the last 15 years building technology to help financial institutions authenticate their customers and identify fraud. I have always been focused on protecting the banking transaction or activity, but when it comes to scams, the story starts well before the transaction. I’ve created this podcast to talk about the human side of scams, and to learn from...