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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 4.4MB)Subscribe: RSSSales of drugs are one of the most common — and most successful — scams today, just as they have been for centuries. This is not about “recreational” drugs or prescription medicines — the fraudsters peddle all kinds of concoctions, claiming they’re safe, offering phony testimonials, and skirting the …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:00 — 5.2MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreFor thousands of years, all kinds of people, sold all kinds of medicine, full of all kinds of stuff, and claimed their products had all kinds of benefits. But, back in the day they had to travel form town to town with a horse and wagon and …

Podcast: Play in new window | Download ()Subscribe: RSS | MoreW.C. Fields joked about scam artists and snake oil salesmen a century ago. We’re still being bombarded by ads for questionable products and outright fallacious claims even today.