{"podcast":{"title":"The Perfect Scam","slug":"the-perfect-scam-550137","podcast_index_feed_id":550137,"rss_url":"https://perfectscam.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/3/f/c/8/3fc806ad839b4351/PS_01_Compressed.jpg","author":"AARP","episode_count":322,"summary":"AARP's weekly podcast The Perfect ScamSM tells the stories of people who find themselves the target of a scam. Host Bob Sullivan introduces listeners to those who have experienced scams firsthand, as well as professional con artists and leading experts who pull back the curtain on how scammers operate.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T14:18:45.797194+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137"},"episode":{"title":"Bonus: Avoiding Tax Scams With Michelle Singletary","slug":"bonus-avoiding-tax-scams-with-michelle-singletary","published_at":"2026-04-10T04:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137/bonus-avoiding-tax-scams-with-michelle-singletary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137","url":"https://perfectscam.libsyn.com/bonus-avoiding-tax-scams-with-michelle-singletary","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/perfectscam/tps_ep252_tax_scam_season_-bonus-final_mix.mp3?dest-id=684119","summary":"It's tax time, and that means it's also tax scam season. The Federal Trade Commission warns about a recent surge in fake IRS calls to taxpayers. Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary joins host Bob Sullivan to discuss how AI might be supercharging these age-old scams, how recent changes in the way the federal government issues refunds could create new opportunities for scammers, and some practical tips for protecting yourself against these and other scams.","meta_description":"It's tax time, and that means it's also tax scam season. The Federal Trade Commission warns about a recent surge in fake IRS calls to taxpayers. Personal…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2239,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-perfect-scam-550137/episodes/bonus-avoiding-tax-scams-with-michelle-singletary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137/bonus-avoiding-tax-scams-with-michelle-singletary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}