A Cruel Con: Life Insurance Scams
A Cruel Con: Life Insurance Scams  
Podcast: The Perfect Scam
Published On: Fri Mar 05 2021
Description: Five days after her husband's funeral, Janet gets a call. The woman on the line claims to be from the state retirement system calling about a $50,000 life insurance policy belonging to Janet's husband. But there's an issue: A few late payments mean that the system can't pay out the policy unless Janet comes up with $4,450 to pay the overdue balance.