Scam Goddess

Earwolf & Laci Mosley

Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death—aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers. Join the Scam Goddess "Con-gregation" to experience the funny side of fraud. And as Laci always says, stay schemin'! New episodes every Tuesday. Classic episodes re-released every Friday. The Scam Goddess TV show based on the podcast is coming soon to ABC!

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Scam Goddess episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Scam Goddess for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Scam Goddess episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

LuLaRobbed!: The Lawless Legging Company with Georgia Hardstark

Scam Goddess

10/19/21 • 65 min

What’s poppin’ con-gregation! This week, we have My Favorite Murder podcast Co-Host Georgia Hardstark discussing LuLaRoe, the women’s clothing company embroiled in over 50 lawsuits, unsold leggings and consultants left in crippling debt. Plus, two Chicago women fall victim to a scam leaving one jobless and the other heartbroken. Stay Schemin'!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

LulaRich, a documentary directed by Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemcneal/lularoe-millennial-women-entrepreneurship-lawsuits

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/09/amazon-lularoe-documentary-lularich

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a37543989/lularoe-true-story-now-lularich-amazon/

https://totallythebomb.com/how-to-have-the-money-to-be-a-lularoe-consultant

https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-02-01/lularoe-to-pay-475m-to-settle-pyramid-scheme-lawsuit

https://www.atg.wa.gov/news/news-releases/lularoe-pay-475-million-resolve-ag-ferguson-s-lawsuit-over-pyramid-scheme

https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2021/09/22/con-artist-employment-scam-summit-woman-michigan-woman/

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6 Listeners

‘Girls Trip’ Gone Bad w/ Danielle Pinnock

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04/12/22 • 49 min

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Danielle Pinnock joins us 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’!

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

https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/wireStory/romance-fraud-love-wrong-place-proves-costly-82958741

6 Listeners

Scamuel L. Jackson: Shaun King Part 2 w/ Ashley Ray

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07/19/22 • 99 min

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? Ashley Ray joins the show to dissect how so called “civil rights activist,” writer, and company founder Jeffrey Shaun King is still out here scamming. Also, a worker in Chile accidentally got paid 286 times his salary. Stay Schemin’!

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

5 Listeners

The Pot Princess of Beverly Hills w/ Jason Mantzoukas

Scam Goddess

11/07/23 • 78 min

What’s poppin’ Con-gregration? This week, comedian Jason Mantzoukas joins the show to discuss Lisette Lee, an heiress, actress, pop singer, and drug-trafficking gangster of Beverly Hills. However, the pot princess of Los Angeles turns out to have been more of a Cinderella. Stay Schemin’!

On Nov. 16th, 2023, Scam Goddess Live will be at The Den Theatre in Chicago! Tickets are available at thedentheatre.com or by calling (773) 697-3830.

Check out Jason Mantzoukas on the How Did This Get Made Tour! Go to https://hdtgm.com/ for tickets!

Follow on Instagram:
Laci Mosley @divalaci
Scam Goddess Podcast @scamgoddesspod

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://nypost.com/2015/03/19/how-i-got-suckered-into-smuggling-3-5-tons-of-weed-with-the-pot-princess-of-beverly-hills/

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/the-gangster-princess-of-beverly-hills-190793/

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/airport-security-returns-freddie-gibbs-weed-with-note-cmon-son-119440/

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5 Listeners

The Casual Lovestruck Con Artist w/ Chris Gethard

Scam Goddess

07/04/23 • 66 min

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Chris Gethard joins the show to discuss Steven Jay Russell, a notorious conman, fraudster, and hopeless romantic who’s known for walking out the front door of prisons, driven by his desire to be with the love of his life. His life inspired the movie I Love You Phillip Morris staring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor. Plus, an Arizona mom claims that scammers used AI to clone her daughter’s voice so they could demand a $1 million ransom from her while she was safe on a ski trip. Stay Schemin’!
Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

Sources:

https://nypost.com/2023/04/12/ai-clones-teen-girls-voice-in-1m-kidnapping-scam/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/sep/06/steven-russell-elizabeth-day-jim-carrey

https://www.grunge.com/468449/the-man-who-escaped-prison-by-simply-walking-out-the-door/

https://www.npr.org/2010/12/03/131783406/con-king-steven-russell-he-still-loves-phillip-morris

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/steven-russell-prison_n_5b731d07e4b025e3596b7af7

https://solitarywatch.org/2014/12/08/voices-from-solitary-the-life-of-an-escape-artist/

https://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2020/06/king-con-the-conman-who-simply-walked-out-of-prison-four-times/

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5 Listeners

The Govt. Horse Hustler w/ Adam Conover

Scam Goddess

09/12/23 • 98 min

What’s poppin’ Con-gregration? This week, we have comedian Adam Conover giving us an update on the WGA/SAG strike. We also discuss Rita Crundwell, who drained tens of millions of dollars from the rural city of Dixon, Illinois to spend money on hundreds of luxury horses. Plus, find out how the DEA accidentally sent $55,000 in crypto it had seized to a cryptocurrency scammer. Stay Schemin’!

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Researched By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES

https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2023/08/24/dea-accidentally-sends-50000-in-drug-proceeds-to-crypto-scammer/?sh=354650c63d12

https://www.insideedition.com/5814-she-lived-like-a-queen-by-scamming-an-entire-city

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/05/12/dixon-illinois-city-fraud-betrayal-00075869

https://gohorseshow.com/2011/10/darcy-and-jonathans-favorite-congress-stalls/

http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune.com/chi-120727-crundwell-luxury-motor-home-pictures/

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5 Listeners

The Bad Vegan w/ Solomon Georgio

Scam Goddess

04/05/22 • 80 min

What's poppin' con-gregation? This week, Solomon Georgio joins us to discuss Sarma Melngailis, a business woman who went from “Queen of Vegan Cuisine" to the “Vegan Bernie Madoff.” Plus, pet scams have become such a problem in Michigan that the Michigan Attorney General released a video warning residents. Stay Schemin'!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
Sources:
https://people.com/food/bad-vegan-fame-fraud-fugitives-true-story/

https://people.com/crime/fugitive-former-vegan-restaurant-owner-caught-after-ordering-dominos-pizza/

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/11/how-sarma-melngailis-became-a-runaway-fugitive

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/03/sarma-melngailis-netflixs-bad-vegan-stares-down-her-past-and-future

Netflix’s documentary, Bad Vegan

https://www.intheknow.com/post/dog-breeder-scam/

5 Listeners

The High School Imposter w/ Carl Tart

Scam Goddess

04/25/23 • 67 min

What’s poppin’s con-gregation? This week, actor and comedian Carl Tart joins the show to discuss Artur Samarin, an immigrant college student who pretended to be a teenager and attended high school in hopes of achieving his NASA dreams. Plus, a 26-year-old has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after stealing $1.2 million from at least 50 people in an elaborate fraud scheme. Stay Schemin'!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-grifter-j-nicholas-bryant-041102482.html

https://www.pennlive.com/news/2018/05/artur_samarin_asher_potts_harr.html

https://www.gq.com/story/the-great-high-school-impostor

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5 Listeners

Finding Fraud Flags w/ Punkie Johnson

Scam Goddess

07/25/23 • 88 min

What’s Poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, comedian Punkie Johnson joins the show to discuss Daniel Spence, a charming scam artist conning people close to him out of hundreds of thousands of dollars including men he met on Grindr. Plus, a Florida man is arrested after being accused of running scams that involved persuading victims that he was a family member and needed money or gift cards to be sent through the mail. Stay Schemin’!
“Love Thang with Punkie Johnson" airs on Kevin Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network on SiriusXM and can be streamed on all podcast platforms. Check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/love-thang/id1690695573

Note: This was recorded on 06/27/23.
Sources:

https://observer.com/2019/06/northside-media-scam-artist-daniel-spence-grindr-grifter/

https://apnews.com/article/anna-delvey-sorokin-podcast-interview-2a694e71f19f30c0b7e8a37816db8e2b

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2023/04/14/81-year-old-florida-man-accused-in-nationwide-fraud-scheme-falls-for-romance-scam-police-say/

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Punkie Johnson @punkiejohnson

Laci Mosley @divalaci

Scam Goddess Podcast @scamgoddesspod

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4 Listeners

Auntie Ruckus aka Candace Owens w/ Yvette Nicole Brown

Scam Goddess

12/28/21 • 58 min

This week, we have Yvette Nicole Brown discussing Candace Owens, a controversial conservative political commentator who is often called out for spreading blatant lies. Plus, the Trump Organization is once again being accused of fraud, this time, for insurance related to its New York golf course. Stay Schemin'!

Research By Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-organization-insurance-investigation-golf-course-1249755/

https://www.dailydot.com/debug/freedom-phone-security-issues/

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/josephbernstein/the-newest-star-of-the-trump-movement-ran-a-trump-bashing

https://mtonews.com/candace-owens-brilliant-new-scam-to-make-millions-from-republicans

https://newsone.com/4166719/candace-owens-washington-county-republican-party/

https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/09/04/candace-owens-blexit/

https://blackamericaweb.com/2021/10/24/every-receipt-proving-candace-owens-is-a-con-artist-who-is-following-the-money/

https://medium.com/@randileeharper/an-open-letter-to-social-autopsy-ae64fccdcfe

4 Listeners

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