Extra Virgin Hustle

特级维珍喧嚣

Scamtown

社会与文化

2024-09-16

39 分钟
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In 2017, Italian authorities uncovered a multimillion-dollar scheme as part of a big Mafia bust. But it has nothing to do with broken legs or hard drugs. Follow the trail as investigators uncover and take down a fake olive oil export empire, designed to fleece unsuspecting American shoppers. Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/Scamtown

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  • James, do you cook with olive oil?

  • Oh, every single day.

  • Does it have to be the extra virgin, high quality stuff or does it not matter to you?

  • I really do love olive oil, so.

  • I try to get the extra virgin pricey stuff.

  • But how do you know that it's the high quality stuff?

  • If I'm being totally honest with you, I really don't know.

  • I probably couldn't pick it out of a lineup.

  • I just know that it's more expensive.

  • I'm probably even worse than you because I don't cook with it every day.

  • But most Americans wouldn't know either.

  • And that's why in a lot of cases, fraudulent olive oil can be more profitable than selling cocaine.

  • Today, we take you through the super lucrative scam of olive oil fraud.

  • So leave the gun, take the cannoli, and get ready for the story of how an international crackdown crippled one of the biggest Italian mob families.

  • Welcome to Scam Town, an Apple original podcast produced by Fun Meter.

  • I'm Brian Lazarthe.

  • And I'm James Lee Hernandez.

  • We're filmmakers who've been trading stories now for quite some time.

  • Obsessed and compelled to bring some of our favorites to life.

  • We love a surprising heist, an intricate scam, or just pulling back the curtain on something you think you know.