In this episode, Cee shares stories about a fake VIP casino that took millions from high rollers and a bank fraud scam that cost its victim $100,000 in just 10 minutes. He also discusses why it's important to fight the urge to be embarrassed by being the victim of fraud or a scam, and discuss steps that you can take to help protect you from having your life savings stolen in a heartbeat.

Sources:

https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-crime/article/2103597/gang-running-pop-vip-rooms-cheat-gamblers-millions-busted

https://asgam.com/2017/07/20/police-bust-fake-macau-junket-operating-from-hotel-room/

https://www.macaubusiness.com/fake-vip-room-busted-2/

https://bigwinguide.com/fake-vip-room-scam-exposed-in-macau/

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12083227/NAB-customer-falls-spoof-scam-loses-100-000-scammers-impersonating-bank-staff.html

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/nov/15/tim-was-scammed-out-of-222000-he-says-the-bank-should-have-to-give-his-money-back

https://vocal.media/humans/man-loses-222-000-in-13-minutes

Editors note: Although some sources put the losses of the bank scam at $222,000 we have gone with the lowest available figure quoted in the sources we can find.

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