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Episode 96 ·

Matt Cox: FBI's Most Wanted Fraud Mastermind

Matt Cox 3:35:53

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(***TIMESTAMPS in Description Below) ~ Matthew Cox is a notorious former con artist, FBI’s Most Wanted suspect, fraud expert, and criminal. While he still holds a strong expertise in fraud, Matt no longer actively practices after completing 13 years in the slammer due to his many, many crimes. Instead, he has become a prolific True Crime author and podcast host.

Cox’s bibliography includes “War Dogs” subject Efraim Diveroli’s Memoir, “Once a Gun Runner.” You can Subscribe to his terrific podcast (“Inside True Crime with Matt Cox”) here: https://youtube.com/c/InsideTrueCrime

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro; The story behind Matt’s first fraud; The Mom Who Was A Really Bad Criminal; Did you ever consider if this was not good person stuff?

20:17 - Matt explains the threshold of crime that lives inside everyone; Why pride was Matt’s downfall; Matt’s relationship with a father and how it molded him

31:47 - Matt graduates to bigger fraud; The Legend of Eddie LaFuente; Liar Loans

51:44 - Matt explains how he invented fake banks; How Matt would sell clients to commit fraud; The Great Christian Mortgage Fraud; Matt’s criminal band of appraisers

1:17:43 - Gretchen, Pete, And The Diner Downfall; Taking the FBI on a date; Matt explains why he was “a gangster”; Matt recalls his ex-wife and his divorce post-downfall number 1

1:42:38 - The house flipping fraud racket begins; The client who taught Matt Social Security fraud; How Matt would trick the Social Security Administration; “Baby Becca” And The Wife That Never Was; The Reservoir Dogs Who Built Matt’s Empire; The Great Eddie LaFuente Returns; Forbes Magazine loved Matt Cox; The Tragic Car Accident Epidemic in Tampa during Real Estate Mogul Matt Cox’s Reign

2:11:23 - Matt’s 50-60 Credit Card System; That time An Ex-FBI Agent Caught Matt And Took An L; The grind that is being a full time Con Artist; How Matt spent his mone

2:30:17 - An Idiot Named Travis And The Bank Sting That Ended The Empire; Matt’s emergency meeting with a Sheriff’s Deputy; Matt got massive plastic surgery to disguise himself and go on the run

2:51:08 - The Match.com Stage-5 Clinger; Matt explains the one thing above all else he knows about his mentality; The Last Supper At Olive Garden; Stage-5 Clinger rears her ugly head

3:13:52 - Matt explains how he would get a fake passport or Driver’s License; The Cheapest, Dumbest Criminal In America; How Matt set up shop in Atlanta

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Chapters.

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  1. 0:00 Intro; The story behind Matt’s first fraud; The Mom Who Was A Really Bad Criminal; Did you ever consider if this was not good person stuff?
  2. 20:17 Matt explains the threshold of crime that lives inside everyone; Why pride was Matt’s downfall; Matt’s relationship with a father and how it molded him
  3. 31:47 Matt graduates to bigger fraud; The Legend of Eddie LaFuente; Liar Loans
  4. 51:44 Matt explains how he invented fake banks; How Matt would sell clients to commit fraud; The Great Christian Mortgage Fraud; Matt’s criminal band of appraisers
  5. 1:17:43 Gretchen, Pete, And The Diner Downfall; Taking the FBI on a date; Matt explains why he was “a gangster”; Matt recalls his ex-wife and his divorce post-downfall number 1
  6. 1:42:38 The house flipping fraud racket begins; The client who taught Matt Social Security fraud; How Matt would trick the Social Security Administration; “Baby Becca” And The Wife That Never Was; The Reservoir Dogs Who Built Matt’s Empire; The Great Eddie LaFuente Returns; Forbes Magazine loved Matt Cox; The Tragic Car Accident Epidemic in Tampa during Real Estate Mogul Matt Cox’s Reign
  7. 2:11:23 Matt’s 50-60 Credit Card System; That time An Ex-FBI Agent Caught Matt And Took An L; The grind that is being a full time Con Artist; How Matt spent his mone
  8. 2:30:17 An Idiot Named Travis And The Bank Sting That Ended The Empire; Matt’s emergency meeting with a Sheriff’s Deputy; Matt got massive plastic surgery to disguise himself and go on the run
  9. 2:51:08 The Match.com Stage-5 Clinger; Matt explains the one thing above all else he knows about his mentality; The Last Supper At Olive Garden; Stage-5 Clinger rears her ugly head
  10. 3:13:52 Matt explains how he would get a fake passport or Driver’s License; The Cheapest, Dumbest Criminal In America; How Matt set up shop in Atlanta
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