Scams are all around us. They’re in our food, in our media, in our White House. In the Scams issue, with cover art by Gemma Correll, 45 top-notch cartoonists from around the world pack 112 full-color pages with original stories of graphic journalism and political satire.

Matt Bors and Kazimir Lee illustrate how banks ripped off American homeowners, causing the massive 2008 foreclosure crisis that wiped out half of Black wealth in the country.

Yazan al-Saadi and Tracy Chahwan talk with refugees who are ripped off by smugglers as they flee for their lives from Syria.

Maria Stoian reports from within the multi-level marketing empire, attending a conference on shilling for essential oils.

Jamie Noguchi explains how a white Marvel editor using an Asian-sounding pen name is a form of literary yellowface.

James Kochalka and Eric Olsen reminisce about a failed counterfeiting scheme that hinged on just photocopying money at Kinkos.

Emi Gennis tells the tale of an old-timey huckster who amassed political power and wealth by selling goat testicles as a miracle cure.

Eleri Harris and Julia Bernhard get the scoop on how new agey fads promoting vaginal cleansing (yoni steam, anyone?) are all bad news.