FBI Busts Call Center Making Millions From One Scam Script
Summary
Devin Price recounts his descent into addiction and crime, starting with a teenage pregnancy that led him to sell marijuana and prescription pills. After a botched robbery, he fled to Florida and worked for a fraudulent telemarketing company that sold overpriced light bulbs to businesses. His life spiraled further when he moved to Virginia to hide from the law, where he began running drug packages for a major dealer, ultimately leading to his arrest.
Topics discussed
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Teenage pregnancy and early fatherhood
Starting to sell drugs and getting student loans
Earnings from selling and buying a Jeep
Stress, fighting, and starting to take pills
The pill mill doctor and the crackdown
Pill registration and state differences
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Progression to heroin and Nick's arrest
Breaking into houses for phones
Surveillance and spotting the target
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Breaking the safe with a sledgehammer
Empty safe and cousin's betrayal
On the news and police looking for him
Story of the bank robber and his wife
How the bank robber was caught
Running halfway houses and surveillance
Fleeing to Florida and cousin's arrest
Charged with occupied dwelling robbery
Cold calling job at call center
The sales script and free samples
Selling industrial lighting products
Building rapport with customers
Hidden costs and collections tactics
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Why the scam worked on customers
High earnings from the call center job
Fear of being caught and Googling name
Living the high life and addiction status
Realizing the harm and customer complaints
Losing the job and no savings
Moving to the mountains in Virginia
Meeting Martha and her brother John
Getting involved in moving packages
John's drug operation and prison sentence
Running the operation from an apartment
Buying a new car and feeling invincible
Physical state and arrest photos
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Arrested with meth lab in car
Felony charges and jail conditions
Repo attempt and jail release issues
Back in jail and strict local laws
Warning of 25-year sentence
Comparison to chain gangs in other states
Refusing to snitch and plea bargaining
Facing 7.5 years and Ohio charges
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Probation and strict parole conditions
Transported to Ohio on day 180
Conditions in the Ohio prison pod
Pen pal website and emails from women
Story about Ellis Cook and the TV room
The 'big girl' pen pal story
Pen pal traveling to Ohio
Victim died and state prosecution
Burglary of aunt's house
Charges dropped and return to Virginia
Recap of 2012 burglary incident
Escaping cops in winter and lake
Relapse and robbing a drug dealer
Release in 2018 and strict parole officer
Relapse with Ashley and fake pee test
Passing the test and decision for rehab
Rehab and meeting his son's mother
Working for Terrence and smoke shops
Becoming part owner of the smoke shop
Conclusion and call to subscribe
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