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The Greatest Scam Ever Written | 3. One Man's Trash

2024/8/15
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Smoke Screen: The Greatest Scam Ever Written

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一位专注于电动车和能源领域的播客主持人和内容创作者。
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Clayton Gerber:作为美国邮政检查局探员,他领导了对 Maria Duvall 骗局的调查,通过非传统的调查方法(翻垃圾)找到了关键证据,并成功地与警察沟通避免了冲突。他强调了邮政检查局在打击邮件犯罪中的重要作用,以及他对工作的热爱。 Narrator:叙述了 Maria Duvall 骗局的来龙去脉,从加拿大到美国,从受害者到调查人员,展现了骗局的规模和复杂性,以及执法机构的应对。详细描述了调查过程中的关键事件,包括垃圾桶搜查、警匪对峙、对邮件处理公司 Data Marketing Group 的调查等。 Keitha Rocco:作为 Data Marketing Group 的老板,她声称自己对骗局的性质并不完全了解,只是作为邮件处理公司为 Destiny Research Center 提供服务。她认为自己没有做错任何事,客户有权选择购买他们想要的东西,并且那些对服务不满意的客户也得到了退款。她还表达了她对灵性和占星术的信仰,以及事件发生后她所经历的心理创伤和寻求慰藉的方式。 Clayton Gerber: 美国邮政检查局探员Clayton Gerber讲述了他如何领导团队调查Maria Duvall邮件诈骗案。他描述了在Long Island进行垃圾桶搜查的经历,以及如何巧妙地化解与警察的冲突。他强调了邮政检查局在调查邮件犯罪中的重要性,并表达了他对工作的热爱和成就感。他详细描述了搜查过程,以及找到的证据,包括大量的绿色信封和受害者的个人物品,如头发等。这些证据证明了诈骗的持续性和规模。 Narrator: 叙述者详细介绍了Maria Duvall邮件诈骗案的背景、发展和调查过程。从加拿大受害者寻求帮助却无果,到美国邮政检查局介入调查,再到对Long Island邮件处理公司Data Marketing Group的调查,层层递进,展现了该诈骗案的复杂性和国际性。叙述者还描述了调查过程中遇到的挑战,例如如何证明诈骗仍在进行中,以及如何处理与警察的意外冲突。 Keitha Rocco: Data Marketing Group的老板Keitha Rocco讲述了她对Maria Duvall邮件诈骗案的了解和参与。她声称自己并不知道该诈骗案的全部内幕,只是作为邮件处理公司为Destiny Research Center提供服务。她认为自己只是在做生意,没有参与诈骗活动,并强调客户有权选择购买他们想要的东西,不满意的客户也得到了退款。她还谈到了她对灵性的信仰,以及事件发生后她所经历的心理创伤和寻求慰藉的方式。

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U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber investigates the Maria Duval letter scam, tracing it to an address on Long Island where victims send their replies and personal items, hoping for psychic help.

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The Maria Duval letter scam began in Europe—so how did it make its way to America? U.S. Postal Inspector Clayton Gerber begins to unravel the threads of the scam when he discovers an address on Long Island, where victims are sending their replies to Duval. They also send intimate items like locks of their hair, hoping for the psychic’s help. Clayton’s team goes dumpster diving on Long Island and finds bags of return letters – proof Duval herself wasn’t getting the replies. Why were their replies ending up here, of all places? And who’s responsible?   

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