Old Time Radio Con Games Special (EP4388s) Scams Exposed

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Today, I’m joined by Jim Grinstead of the Scams and Cons Podcast ( / @scamscons-dh9oc ) as we delve into two scam-related old time radio podcasts.
Today’s 1st Mystery:
First up, there’s no such thing as easy money.
That’s a lesson a rich young man learns as he’s forced to lure his friends into the clutches of a big-time gambler to square his own debts. Can magician-turned-detective Mike Trent help? We find out in this episode of Easy Money, “The Gallopping Ivories”
Original Radio Broadcast Date: November 14, 1954
Originating in New York
Starring: Larry Haines as Mike Trent; Ralph Bell; Peter Fernandez; Maurice Tarplin
Today’s 2nd Mystery:
Joe Friday and Ben Romero go after a gang of con-men who are victimizing the families of recently deceased people in the Big Betty.
Original Air Date: November 23, 1950
Originating in Los Angeles
Starring: Jack Webb as Joe Friday; Barton Yarborough as Ben Romero
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00:00:01 Intro with Jim Grinstead
00:02:54 Easy Money: Galloping Ivories
00:44:33 Dragnet: The Big Betty

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Is that a table cover or a rug ?
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It was a table cover.

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