And it COULD happen to you!

And it COULD happen to you! was Originally Posted on August 23, 2013 by lavarock

Old timers in the U.S. may remember an old TV show called “Racket Squad” which was the precursor to advise from Clark Howard or Snopes.Com.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racket_Squad

Using case files, the show would dramatize bunco (scams) against citizens and companies.

Here is an episode complete with commercials and the episodes often included famous people:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP4pR31riX4

I wish someone would create a TV show that explained today’s scams so that people would be aware of all the “This is Microsoft calling, you have a virus”, “We need your bank info so we can deposit an inheritance” and so on type scams. A weekly show would be a great asset.

I knew the epilog by heart, even though it had been decades since I had seen an episode.

Captain Braddock: (epilogue, to the camera) I’m closing this case now – or rather, the courts will – but there’ll be others, because that’s the way the world is built. There are people who can slap you on the back with one hand and pick your pocket with the other. And it could happen to you!