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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, JB Smoove joins us to discuss an Italian artist who sold an invisible statue for thousands of dollars. Plus, a Florida man is charged with impersonating a doctor while injecting botox into patients while drinking. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 07/05/2021)
CON-gregation, make sure to catch Laci's new TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!
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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
JB Smoove: @ohsnapjbsmoove
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
Sources:
https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/artist-sells-invisible-sculpture-for-over-rs-13-lakh-says-the-vacuum-is-nothing.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/augustinefou/2021/06/04/artist-sells-invisible-sculpture-adtech-sells-the-same-thing/?sh=1676ed0b67a0
https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/salvatore-garau-lo-sono-invisible-sculpture-18k-usd-sale
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This week, Jordan Carlos joins us to discuss how, during the 1970s, the FBI hired Mel Weinberg, a career con man, to tackle some of Washington’s biggest politicians. This story inspired the movie American Hustle! Laci and Jordan dive into growing up in Dallas near the same churches, driving a Ford, and the con of writing ad commercials. Plus, Late Night Talk Show Host John Oliver is scamming the scammers…Congress, that is. Stay schemin’!
CON-gregation, make sure to catch Laci's new TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!
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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jordan Carlos: @jordancarlosofficial
Research done by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCEShttps://www.rollingstone.com/tv/tv-news/last-week-tonight-john-oliver-recap-season-9-episode-7-congress-data-1335598/
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/06/obituaries/mel-weinberg-dead-abscam-informant.html
https://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/2013/11/jersey_hustle_the_real-life_story_of_abscam.html
https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/abscam
https://www.senate.gov/about/powers-procedures/expulsion/140HarrisonWilliams_expulsion.htm
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It’s the iCarly, Scam Goddess crossover we’ve all been waiting for! We got Miranda Cosgrove and Nathan Kress discussing Cassie Chadwick, who at the turn of the 20th century became one of the US’ foremost accomplished fraudsters. Plus, a Florida man is charged with 114 counts of various fraud, after he was caught in an alleged decades-long scheme to defraud Florida State’s Division of Unclaimed Property. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 6/14/2022)
CON-gregation, make sure to catch Laci's new TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Miranda Cosgrove: @mirandacosgrove
Nathan Kress: @nathankress
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
Sources:
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-high-priestess-of-fraudulent-finance-45/
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/11/22/the-turbulent-life-of-cassie-chadwick-the-impostor-who-claimed-to-be-carnegies-illegitimate-daughter/
https://www.wctv.tv/2021/07/13/man-faces-114-charges-alleged-2-million-unclaimed-property-fraud-scheme/
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CON-gregation, US Rep. George Santos' sentencing has been delayed so he can keep making podcasts! What?! Here's a refresher on this fraudster with a legitimate podcast host Brittany Luse (NPR’s It’s Been A Minute A Minute) joining Laci to discuss the disgraced former CON-gressman, who is making history as the most fraudulent politician to have been elected to Congress. Plus, a man who has been using Chance the Rapper’s name to scam two victims out of tens of thousands of dollars has been arrested. Stay Schemin!
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Brittany Luse: @bmluse
Research done by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/accused-con-artist-arrested-after-cbs-2-investigation/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/12/nyregion/george-santos-donors-fund-raising.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/19/nyregion/george-santos-ny-republicans.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/01/13/george-santos-everything-the-embattled-congressman-has-lied-about/?sh=357d28854557
https://nypost.com/2022/12/26/rep-elect-george-santos-admits-fabricating-key-details-of-his-bio/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/01/george-santos-the-luckiest-liar-in-politics.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/nyregion/george-santos-republicans-lies.html
https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-01-14/george-santos-election-fraud
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/17/1149491284/martin-luther-king-mlk-statue-boston-consternation-laughs-reaction-coretta
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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? Jonathan Van Ness joins us to discuss how Margaret Keane didn’t know that her husband, Walter Keane, was taking credit for her famous “Big Eyed” children paintings popularized during the 1950s and 60s. Plus, find out how one woman found a stack of 70 Chase bank credit cards in her mailbox. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 7/26/2022)
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jonathan Van Ness: @jvn
Sources:
https://www.cbc.ca/radio/outintheopen/deception-effects-1.4628704/how-margaret-keane-helped-deceive-the-art-world-1.4629030
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/26/art-fraud-margaret-walter-keane-tim-burton-biopic
https://www.widewalls.ch/magazine/margaret-and-walter-keane-art-fraud
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Legendary comedian Margaret Cho joins the CONgregation as a self-proclaimed deacon. Margaret helps Laci uncover the surprising connection between Prince, Michael Jackson, and the art of smooth talk—and how it all leads to wire fraud scammer Tanya Smith, who, to her chagrin, is the last person you’d expect to pull one over on the FBI. Laci and Margaret also dive into a "purr-fectly" peculiar lesson about buying a new pet with gift cards and so much more. Stay schemin'!
Check out Margaret's new single "Lucky Gift" and tickets to her Live and Livid stand-up tour are on sale now at https://margaretcho.com/tour/
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Margaret Cho:@margaret_cho
Research by Kate Doyle.
SOURCES
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/28/books/review/never-saw-me-coming-tanya-smith.html
https://www.theguardian.com/books/article/2024/aug/22/tanya-smith-stole-40m-evaded-fbi-broke-out-prison
https://www.instagram.com/neversawmecomingbook/reel/C_egcnYPTTT/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zfS7IYWx-k
https://www.chicagotribune.com/1986/09/24/twin-sisters-found-guilty-of-fraud/
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Comedian Caleb Hearon (Jurassic World Dominion) returns to discuss Norman Baker, a vaudevillian, business-owner, and radio-show host in the 1800’s who claimed to have a cure for cancer. Plus, a Hong Kong student has been arrested after participating in an elaborate kidnapping to scam her parents out of ransom money. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 10/24/2022)
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Caleb Hearon: @calebsaysthings
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3194630/student-arrested-hong-kong-role-fake-kidnapping-scam
https://fsuspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2022/06/01/norman-baker-and-the-naked-truth/
https://historycollection.com/norman-baker-man-claimed-cure-cancer/
https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/norman-baker-4885/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/charlatan-ozarks-still-looms-over-haunted-crescent-hotel-180973743/
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This New Years Eve we thought we'd revisit a classic ep so at midnight you can count down all the ways that so-called civil rights activist Jeffrey Shaun King has continued his scamming ways. Also, a worker in Chile accidentally got paid 286 times his salary. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 07/18/2022)
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https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Ashley Ray: @theashleyray
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES
https://www.blackenterprise.com/shaun-king-daughter-kendi-has-a-word-family-move/
https://www.blackenterprise.com/calvin-crime-black-twitter-rips-shaun-king-after-he-begs-for-money-for-new-fashion-line/
https://twitter.com/MrErnestOwens/status/1407733142769831944?s=20&t=XD6Se6jkQmSc6OPoI2L_bw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwxI_DE4S0A
https://jezebel.com/samaria-rice-asks-shaun-king-accused-grifter-how-the-1847160251
https://www.blackenterprise.com/grifter-or-nah-shaun-king-lives-it-up-in-luxe-jersey-estate-while-begging-for-money-for-his-wife/
https://www.yahoo.com/video/shaun-king-asks-assistance-move-153036273.html
https://www.newsonyx.com/update-shaun-king-accused-of-clothing-line-scam/
https://scoop.upworthy.com/his-company-accidentally-paid-him-286-times-his-salary-so-he-promptly-resigned-and-disappeared
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Jamie Lee (Ted Lasso) joins the CONgregation to discuss an IT help website that accidentally turns into the go-to URL for people seeking murder for hire. Plus, a 50-year-old man tricks twitter followers using FaceApp! Stay schemin'! (Originally Released 04/05/2021)
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jamie Lee: @reallyjamielee
Research by Sharilyn Vera.
SOURCES:
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rent-a-hitman-wendy-wein-murder-for-hire-sting-operation-1066756/
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/it-expert-bob-innes-rent-a-hitman-murder-13086065.php
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5966845/DIY-detective-snared-string-killers.html
https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3g88m/viral-japanese-biker-transformation-woman-faceapp
https://twitter.com/Kai_97R/status/1360039242882187264?
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Scam-ta baby, ‘tis the season for some holiday ho-ho-hoodwinks with Bridger Winegar (I Said No Gifts!) to find out how the organizers of SantaCon, an Italian social media influencer, and the planners of a kids’ winter wonderland experience all ended up on the Scam Goddess naughty list. Could the reason of the season be to stay schemin'?
You'll find Bridger's podcast 'I Said No Gifts!' here:
www.exactlyrightmedia.com/i-said-no-gifts
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Bridger Winegar: @bridgerwinegar & @isaidnogifts
Research by Jack Pineda.
SOURCES
https://newrepublic.com/post/177441/santacon-isnt-just-obnoxious
https://www.instagram.com/santacon/p/CzzvNg8q8LQ/
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/13/chiara-ferragni-italy-influencers-charity-christmas-cake-scandal
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/italys-meloni-takes-aim-influencer-ferragni-over-misleading-claims-2023-12-17/
https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/mum-warning-scam-santa-event-fyre-festival-for-kids-winter-village-south-australia-020039916.html
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/christmas-event-fyre-festival-kids
https://x.com/tom_tanuki/status/1339131734508462081
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This week, Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) joins the CONgregation to discuss Albert Rosenberg, the man who married the heir to the Ovaltine fortune and charmed woman across continents. Plus, a 22-year-old New Jersey man is on the hook after committing unemployment fraud and bragging about it on Instagram. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 12/19/2022)
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jon Gabrus: @gabrus
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://torontolife.com/city/yorkville-swindler-albert-rosenberg/
https://www.cbc.ca/documentaries/the-passionate-eye/toronto-s-yorkville-swindler-the-story-of-con-man-albert-rosenberg-in-his-own-words-1.6616921
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html
https://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/camden-county-man-charged-fraud-connection-unemployment-insurance-benefits
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It's time to dish the dirt on disgraced NYC Mayor Eric Adams and we couldn't do it without CONgregation VIPs Sydnee Washington & Marie Faustin (hosts of the new iHeartPodcast "MESS"). We get into all of Eric's bizarre quotes, his questionable choices as Mayor, and what led to his criminal indictment, including pop star Sabrina Carpenter's involvement! Plus, Laci opens the show sharing an infuriating scam story of her own. Stay schemin'!
Sydnee & Marie's new iHeartPodcast “MESS” is available to stream on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts. New episodes drop every Thursday.
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Sydnee Washington: @justsydbw
Marie Faustin: @reeezy
Research by Kate Doyle.
SOURCES:
https://apnews.com/article/eric-adams-criminal-charges-fbi-indictment-c0a5a81540cd6394bfa18a0bf965be0f
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/08/eric-adams-police-new-york/619869/
https://tableofsuccess.hellgatenyc.com/bishop-lamor-whitehead/
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/how-eric-adams-started-mentoring-a-con-man
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/03/11/eric-adams-nyc-mayor-profile-00016106
https://nypost.com/2021/06/01/eric-adams-i-was-once-a-squeegee-man-and-i-know-how-to-deal-with-it/
https://www.vice.com/en/article/nyc-mayoral-candidate-eric-adams-bizarre-contraband-video-interview/
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/26/adams-indictment-focuses-on-connections-to-turkey-00181186
https://moneyweek.com/economy/people/eric-adams-the-new-york-city-mayor-charged-with-corruption
https://www.vox.com/politics/374402/eric-adams-indictment-turkey
https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/adams-brother-to-leave-city-hall-security-job-one-year-after-controversial-hire/4122801/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/all-the-bribes-eric-adams-allegedly-accepted-from-turkey.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-eric-adams-new-york-pardon-1235195063/
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/nyregion/eric-adams-republican.html
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Bryan Safi (ABC's 911) is here to discuss LGBTQI Icon Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael, a car executive who attempted to sell the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled car in response to the 1974 oil crisis. Plus, a corrupt NYPD Officer steals thousands of dollars in rent and deposit money for a Queens apartment. Stay schemin’! CW: There are non-graphic mentions of violence against a trans woman in this episode. (Originally Released 11/01/2021)
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https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Bryan Safi: @bryansafi
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.wpr.org/lady-and-dale-stranger-fiction-life-liz-carmichael
https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a35325931/liz-carmichael-wife-kids/
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/29/the-lady-and-the-dale-trans-docuseries-liz-carmichael
https://www.vulture.com/article/the-lady-and-the-dale-hbo-series-review.html
https://time.com/5935209/lady-and-the-dale-true-story/
https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/01/10280883/elizabeth-carmichael-crimes-wife-family-death
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-cop-scam-rental-queens-new-victims-20211010-yubraro23fei7oierglzlw35gu-story.html
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If you got unemployed roommates, put your headphones ON as today things get a lil' raunchy with Brandon Kyle Goodman, the host of the new "Tell Me Something Messy" podcast from iHeartMedia's Outspoken Podcast Network. Brandon helps us discuss Alan Todd May—a career criminal who started out committing check fraud and ended up hoodwinking investors out of millions by pretending he was an oil tycoon. Stay schemin'!
This story was primarily reported by Charles Bethea in his 2024 New Yorker article “The Fake Oilman”:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman
Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag:
https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Brandon Kyle Goodman: @brandonkylegoodman
Research by Kate Doyle.
SOURCES:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman
https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/txn/PressRel12/may_sen_pr.html
https://www.courthousenews.com/dallas-man-gets-20-years-for-7-million-scam/
https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/dallas/press-releases/2010/dl120610.htm
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-fugitive-alan-todd-may-captured-florida-leading-posh-lifestyle-flaunting-wealth/
https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/alan-todd-may-once-a-fugitive-always-a-con-man-gets-20-years-for-ripping-off-investors-7131761
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100012714728976
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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka joins the show to discuss how Dan Mallory, the author of the best-selling novel “The Woman in the Window,” took many of the plot points from deception and fraud in his own life of publishing. Plus, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 12/05/2022)
Laci’s book is out now! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Atsuko Okatsuka: @atsukocomedy
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html
https://www.nj.com/news/2022/11/unemployment-scammer-who-stole-400k-bragged-on-instagram-pleads-guilty.html
https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/the-best-character-in-the-dan-mallory-scammer-story.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47144368
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Comedy writer and self-proclaimed scammer Gilli Nissim (The Other Two) joins the Con-gregation to help Laci discuss Guru Jagat—aka white woman Katie Griggs—who's the kundalini yoga cult leader and conspiracy theorist subject of the new HBO docuseries "Breath of Fire." But first, Gilli teaches us how to scam your way to cash and prizes by running an old-fashioned scavenger hunt. DISCLAIMER: This episode will dishearten all fans of Yogi Tea and Kettle Chips. Stay schemin'!
This story was primarily reported by Hayley Phelan in her 2021 Vanity Fair profile "The Second Coming of Guru Jagat" and the new HBO docuseries "Breath of Fire" based on her writing.
Buy Laci's book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes":
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Gilli Nissim: @time2getgill
Research by Kate Doyle.
SOURCES:
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/the-second-coming-of-guru-jagat
https://www.max.com/shows/breath-of-fire/64f63cfe-94c5-4f33-835a-68915f1f4960
https://time.com/7096209/breath-of-fire-hbo-guru-jagat/
https://laist.com/podcasts/imperfectparadise/queen-of-conspiracy-theories
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/1146318331/yoga-guru-qanon-conspiracy-theories
https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/who-is-guru-jagat-breath-of-fire/
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russell-brand-magic-amulet-wifi-airestech-tiktok-b2629426.html
https://www.3ho.org/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjMnhthTV-0&t=3157s
https://www.instagram.com/robotic_disaster/
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Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts, Young Sheldon) joins the Con-gregation to discuss Nakesia Washington, a scamming travel agent who specialized in planning trips for the Essence Festival, only to leave clients high and dry. Plus, romance fraud is on the rise and one man sends nearly $500,000 to a love interest he never met. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 04/11/2022)
Laci’s book is out now! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Danielle Pinnock: @bodycourage
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.blackenterprise.com/travel-agent-arrested-essence-festival/
https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_1966499c-9d9e-11e9-874b-9b8a792ac22f.html
https://www.wdsu.com/article/she-hurt-a-lot-of-people-bbb-says-about-obl-travel-owner-after-getting-45-complaints/22692013
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/essence-fest-scam-obl-travel-many-claimed-they-have-lost-thousands.1688299/
https://alwaysalist.com/?p=15543
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Andy Richter (The Three Questions, Conan) joins the Con-gregation to break down the story of the An0m encrypted cell phone—a phone branded as "by criminals for criminals"—and international gangster Maximilian "Microsoft" Rivkin who became a criminal influencer for the company. Make sure you listen 'til the end 'cause there's a twist! Stay schemin'!
This story was primarily reported by Joseph Cox in his book Dark Wire:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joseph-cox/dark-wire/9781541702691/
Listen to the Andy Richter Call-In Show: Wednesdays on SiriusXM's Conan O'Brien Radio (Channel 104)
Buy Laci's book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes":
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Andy Richter: @richtercommaandy
Research by Jack Pineda.
SOURCES:
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-biggest-fbi-sting-operation-in-history/
https://books.google.com/books/about/Dark_Wire.html?id=L9faEAAAQBAJ
https://therecord.media/maximilian-rivkin-fbi-europol-reward-anom-encrypted-phones
https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/the-us-and-sweden-have-put-a-bounty-on-the-head-of-alleged-an0m-gangster-maximilian-rivkin/news-story/1a92d24061aa3cf4d1e55bf458bd1de9
https://www.vice.com/en/article/anom-phone-arcaneos-fbi-backdoor/
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whats-the-best-phone-to-do-crimes-on/id1614253637?i=1000665605260
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Cody Ziglar (Futurama, Rick and Morty) joins the Con-gregation to talk about an ex-convict claiming to be the reincarnation of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. Plus, a teen allegedly steals nearly $1 million from a Kroger grocery store. Stay schemin'! (Originally Released 05/03/2021)
Laci’s book is out now! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here:
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Cody Ziglar: @yayforzig
Research by Sharilyn Vera
SOURCES:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/3kgkwv/this-guy-claims-to-be-the-reincarnation-of-l-ron-hubbard
https://www.businessinsider.com/craziest-scientology-facts-leah-remini-2017-1#there-are-at-least-two-mansions-in-california-that-are-maintained-staffed-and-stocked-with-food-in-the-event-of-hubbards-return-wright-says-18
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/atlanta-area-teen-stole-nearly-1m-kroger-grocery-store-over-n1255199
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JR03drjMuIU
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Jamie Loftus (Sixteenth Minute of Fame) helps tell Laci's Version of the Taylor Swift New Orleans Holiday House fan meetup that went from daydream to nightmare when superfan Rebecca Fox couldn't deliver on her many promises for the event. Plus, a listener warns us of a poppin' new scam on the streets where unsolicited checks are being sent to people to trick them into signing up for predatory loans. Stay schemin' Con-gregation!
Buy Laci's book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes":
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press
Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod
Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jamie Loftus: @jamiechristsuperstar
Research by Kate Doyle.
SOURCES:
https://people.com/woman-books-191-hotel-rooms-taylor-swift-new-orleans-eras-tour-exclusive-8731935
https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2024/11/01/taylor-swift-holiday-house-new-orleans/
https://www.fox8live.com/2024/11/01/metairie-woman-who-booked-191-hotel-rooms-retains-lawyer-swifties-suggest-they-were-scammed/
https://betches.com/new-orleans-holiday-house-drama-rebecca-fox/
https://kpel965.com/new-orleans-taylor-swift-holiday-house-hotel-block-complaints-allegations/
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