Every Thursday, dive into the dark side of finance. From cutthroat con artists to billion-dollar scams, and even murder, Nicole Lapin will take you through the world’s wildest financial crimes -- or talk to the experts who studied them, and the victims that survived them. Scams, Money and Murder with Nicole Lapin is part of Crime House Studios. For more content, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @crimehouse.

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Sharon Brightwell thought she was hearing her daughter, April Monroe, in distress on the phone, sobbing, begging for help, and requesting money. But it wasn’t April. It was a scammer using AI to perfectly clone her voice, preying on Sharon’s love and fear to extort a large sum of cash. In this episode, April joins Nicole to share the shocking details of the voice-cloning scam, how her family reacted in real time, and the emotional and financial toll it took on all of them. 

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INTERVIEW: AI Voice Scam with April Monroe

What happens when a seemingly positive self-help group turns out to be a sinister financial and psychological scam? In this episode, Nicole dives deep into the world of NXIVM with former member Sarah Edmondson. She recounts her journey from an eager student and recruiter to a key figure in the cult's downfall. We explore NXIVM's deceptive multi-level marketing structure, the cycle of financial debt it created, and the secrets that lay hidden behind its public facade.

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INTERVIEW: NXIVM with Sarah Edmondson

Jacqueline Crenshaw was looking for companionship when she joined a dating app in 2023. Over the next few months, a man she knew as Brandon showered her with attention, gifts, and promises of a shared future before persuading her to invest her life savings, retirement funds, and even her home equity into a cryptocurrency platform. But the whole relationship was part of a scheme known as “pig butchering,” a method of fraud where scammers build a relationship with victims to gain their trust and then drain them of their assets. And by the time the truth emerged, Jacqueline had lost around a million dollars. 

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INTERVIEW: Pig Butchering with Jacqueline Crenshaw 

Jacob Rensel was a hopeful investor looking to secure his financial future when he poured his savings into Centra Tech. The pitch was irresistible: a crypto debit card, big-name celebrity endorsements, and promises of explosive growth. But when cracks began to show, Jacob found himself staring down one of the most notorious scams in cryptocurrency history.

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INTERVIEW: Centra Tech with Jacob Rensel

The digital world connects us in countless incredible ways, but it also  harbors serious threats, including many scams. Sextortion is a rapidly evolving digital scam that's designed to exploit, shame, and terrify people, especially teenagers. One victim of this scam was Bradyn Bohn. In this episode, Nicole sits down with Brittney Bird, Bradyn's mother, to discuss how this insidious crime targets teenagers and the profound, life-altering impact it had on her family.If you or a loved one are a victim of sextortion, block the person immediately, but DO NOT delete any messages. To report child sexual exploitation, call your local law enforcement and visit report.cybertip.org To remove explicit photos of minors from the internet, visit takeitdown.ncmec.org  

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