Paul's frequent alias Rob Marx is a play on"rob marks" and Alex's frequent alias Ian Steele is a play on "I. Steal"
The disclaimer presented at the start each episode states: all the people have been hustled for real and after being given their money back they agreed that the footage can be shown so you can avoid being ripped off by the same scams.
Jess uses the alias "Suzy Windle" which is a play on the verb "swindle."
Paul frequently uses the alias "Robert Marx" and Jess uses "Suzie" as her alias.