{"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":"Criminals Threaten Jail Time in Jury Duty Scam","slug":"criminals-threaten-jail-time-in-jury-duty-scam","published_at":"2025-11-07T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137/criminals-threaten-jail-time-in-jury-duty-scam","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-perfect-scam-550137","url":"https://perfectscam.libsyn.com/criminals-threaten-jail-time-in-jury-duty-scam","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/perfectscam/tps_s22_ep240_jury_duty_scam_final_mix_1.mp3?dest-id=684119","summary":"Jana always tries to do the right thing, so when she receives a call from the sheriff's office stating that she missed jury duty, she panics. She thinks back to studying for her American citizenship exam and learning how important it is to respond to a jury summons. She doesn't remember receiving a notice, but the officer knows all her personal information and says she will have to pay a $9,000 bond or face arrest. Jana spends the next several hours driving from the bank to various crypto ATMs, trying desperately to meet the payment demands. When Jana discovers that it's a scam and calls 911, she learns that seven other people in her county were victimized the same day.","meta_description":"Jana always tries to do the right thing, so when she receives a call from the sheriff's office stating that she missed jury duty, she panics. She thinks b…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3094,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-perfect-scam-550137/episodes/criminals-threaten-jail-time-in-jury-duty-scam/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/criminals-threaten-jail-time-in-jury-duty-scam.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}