The Phony Phone Company (w/ Andy Richter)
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Andy Richter (The Three Questions, Conan) joins the Con-gregation to break down the story of the An0m encrypted cell phone—a phone branded as "by criminals for criminals"—and international gangster Maximilian "Microsoft" Rivkin who became a criminal influencer for the company. Make sure you listen 'til the end 'cause there's a twist! Stay schemin'! This story was primarily reported by Joseph Cox in his book Dark Wire: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/ Listen to the Andy Richter Call-In Show: Wednesdays on SiriusXM's Conan O'Brien Radio (Channel 104) Buy Laci's book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press  Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod  Laci Mosley: @divalaci Andy Richter: @richtercommaandy Research by Jack Pineda.   SOURCES: https://www.wired.com/story/inside-biggest-fbi-sting-operation-in-history/  https://books.google.com/books/about/Dark_Wire.html?id=L9faEAAAQBAJ  https://therecord.media/maximilian-rivkin-fbi-europol-reward-anom-encrypted-phones  https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-us-and-sweden-have-put-a-bounty-on-the-head-of-alleged-an0m-gangster-maximilian-rivkin/news-story/1a92d24061aa3cf4d1e55bf458bd1de9  https://www.vice.com/en/article/anom-phone-arcaneos-fbi-backdoor/  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-best-phone-to-do-crimes-on/id1614253637?i=1000665605260
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