{"podcast":{"title":"Easy Prey","slug":"easy-prey-456730","podcast_index_feed_id":456730,"rss_url":"https://easyprey.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.easyprey.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/a/7/b/da7b4263e01762f1d959afa2a1bf1c87/EASY_PREY_-_PODCAST_COVER-20250929-rgdpfg4wki.jpg","author":"Chris Parker","episode_count":325,"summary":"Chris Parker, the founder of WhatIsMyIPAddress.com, interviews guests and tells real-life stories about topics to open your eyes to the danger and traps lurking in the real world, ranging from online scams and frauds to everyday situations where people are trying to take advantage of you—for their gain and your loss. Our goal is to educate and equip you, so you learn how to spot the warning signs of trouble, take quick action, and lower the risk of becoming a victim.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-prey-456730"},"episode":{"title":"Investment Traps","slug":"investment-traps","published_at":"2026-05-13T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-prey-456730/investment-traps","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-prey-456730","url":"https://www.easyprey.com/323","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/easyprey/EP323.mp3?dest-id=1655398","summary":"Investment losses can be confusing because they do not always tell the whole story. Sometimes money is lost because the market has changed. Other times, an investor was sold something they did not understand, pushed into a product that was never appropriate, or denied the information they needed to make a real decision. Courtney Werning has built her career in that space, helping investors sort through what happened and whether someone can be held responsible. Courtney is a named partner at Meyer, Wilson, and Werning, a national investor protection firm that has recovered more than $350 million since 1999. She leads the firm's crypto investment fraud practice through CryptoCourt, serves on FINRA's National Arbitration and Mediation Committee, and is the incoming PIABA president. In this conversation, she explains the difference between a bad investment, misrepresentation, misconduct, Ponzi schemes, and the newer wave of crypto fraud that has become especially devastating for older investors. We also talk about the warning signs people often miss, from guaranteed returns and \"secret\" opportunities to unsolicited messages on social media, WhatsApp, LinkedIn, and Instagram. Courtney shares why trusted contacts on brokerage accounts matter, how recovery scams target people who have already been defrauded, and why it is so important to verify lawyers, financial advisors, and investment opportunities before sending money anywhere. Show Notes: [00:57] Courtney Werning explains how she became an investor protection attorney and why representing regular investors against large Wall Street institutions has been such meaningful work. [03:29] Investment losses do not always mean misconduct occurred, but Courtney explains how negligence, misrepresentation, unsuitable recommendation…","meta_description":"Investment losses can be confusing because they do not always tell the whole story. Sometimes money is lost because the market has changed. Other times, a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2831,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/easy-prey-456730/episodes/investment-traps/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/easy-prey-456730/investment-traps.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}