The Bail Scam: 1990 | Fight Back! Classics

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July 3rd, 2025

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Subscribe to Fight Back! on YouTube and to our newsletter for exclusive vintage and new content. Links below. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ In 1990, David Horowitz exposed the bail scam — a phone con in which scammers tricked people into handing over cash by claiming that a loved one was in jail. #scam #nostalgia #retro ------ ►Subscribe to Watch Fight Back! https://www.youtube.com/@WatchFightBack ►Subscribe to our newsletter: https://fightback.beehiiv.com/subscribe ►Support our channel: https://buymeacoffee.com/fightback

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Welcome to the official Fight Back! With David Horowitz YouTube channel, managed by his daughter, Amanda Horowitz. Please consider supporting @WatchFightBack by becoming a paid newsletter subscriber and making a donation below. David Horowitz transformed ordinary people into informed activists through his groundbreaking Fight Back! brand, sparking a pop culture movement in the 70s that empowered millions to stand up for their rights. His work reshaped the consumer protection industry, inspired countless global media imitators, and paved the way for social media citizen journalism. With Fight Back!, he won 15 Emmy Awards and 400+ awards from government and citizen groups, including the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, and helped to pass over 50 pieces of consumer protection legislation in America. The Fight Back! movement is back! Sign up for our newsletter below to report businesses or products you want investigated, and for a chance to be featured.