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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 premieres on Freeform and Hulu on January 15th!

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Scam Goddess

What’s poppin’ Con-gregation? This week, 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’!

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

Sources: 

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions#main-content

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?outputType=amp

https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/the-best-character-in-the-dan-mallory-scammer-story.html#:~:text=Mallory%2C%20the%20author%20of%20the,to%20faking%20a%20British%20accent.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47144368
 

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The Liar in Literature w/ Atsuko Okatsuka

What’s poppin’ congregation? This week, Demi Adejuyigbe joins us to discuss Kane Gamble, a 15 year-old who wreaked havoc on several US government officials sometimes with just his phone. Plus, the Orlando Museum of Art is under fire after displaying 25 fake Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings. Stay Schemin’!

 

Sources:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fbi-investigating-claim-of-hack-on-cia-director-email/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cia-director-and-dhs-secretary-emails-hacked/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/4xav5m/teen-who-hacked-cia-email-is-back-to-prank-us-spy-chief

https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2018/01/22/hack-social-engineering/

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-43840075

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/20/two-years-detention-for-uk-teenager-who-cyberterrorised-us-officials-kane-gamble

https://www.vice.com/en/article/z3ekk5/kane-gamble-cracka-back-online-after-a-two-year-internet-ban

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/19/british-15-year-old-gained-access-intelligence-operations-afghanistan/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/06/30/orlando-museum-director-fired-fbi-raid-basquiat/7780681001/

https://www.orlandoweekly.com/news/orlando-museum-of-art-director-told-art-expert-who-had-doubts-about-basquiat-exhibit-to-stay-in-her-limited-lane-31912843
 

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Smells Like Teen Swindling w/ Demi Adejuyigbe

What’s poppin’ congregation? This week, we have Lady Bunny and Monét X Change discussing Amy Bock, a 20th century con woman who famously disguised herself as a wealthy sheep farmer convincing another woman to marry her. Plus, Goldman Sachs and Ozy Media try to work out their business relationship after someone impersonated an executive during a conference call. Stay Schemin’!

 

Research by Kaelyn Brandt. 

Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/26/business/media/ozy-media-goldman-sachs.html 

https://teara.govt.nz/en/biographies/2b30/bock-amy-maud

https://www.rnz.co.nz/programmes/black-sheep/story/2018670137/con-artist-the-story-of-amy-bock 

https://www.nzmuseums.co.nz/collections/3021/objects/39269/photograph-albion-house-mrs-ottaways-boarding-house-kaka-point 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalene_asylum

https://alchetron.com/Amy-Bock#amy-bock-5027d02e-edbc-447f-81b2-719f6b82d9c-resize-750.jpeg

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/carlos-watson-ozy-media-stays-open-1235024859/
 

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The Queen Sheep Herder of New Zealand w/ Lady Bunny & Monét X Change

What's poppin' con-gregation? This week, Bridger Winegar joins us to discuss Sergei Mavrodi, the man behind one of the world’s largest Ponzi schemes. Plus, a 73-year old Long Island woman helps the NYPD catch a scammer. Stay Schemin!

 

Research By Kaelyn Brandt. 

 

SOURCES:

https://www.nbc15.com/2022/01/22/watch-grandmother-helps-catch-scammers-fun/

https://qz.com/1259524/mmm-and-bitcoin-russian-ponzi-mastermind-sergei-mavrodi-is-dead-but-his-legacy-lives-on-in-crypto/

https://www.rbth.com/history/332261-mmm-fraud-mavrodi

https://historyofyesterday.com/sergei-mavrodi-the-man-who-left-30-million-people-broke-2bbd03a9cd82

https://112.international/society/give-us-our-money-back-how-the-world-will-remember-the-mmm-financial-pyramid-founder-sergei-mavrodi-27224.html

https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/359219-hozyain-piramid-sergey-mavrodi-kak-simvol-lihih-90-h
 

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The Prolific Ponzi Schemer w/ Bridger Winegar

Hello again, exclusive premium con-gregation! We start our con-verts young. Careful, these babies might take candy from YOU. Stay schemin!
 

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Con-Fessions: Baby Bamboozles

What's poppin, con-gregation? This week Gaby Dunn is on the show to discuss donations Donald Trump allegedly gave to charity. And no, charity is not the name of a porn star. Stay schemin! 
 

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The (Not So) Charitable Cheat with Gaby Dunn

Con-gregation, start your engines! This week Laci and Priscilla kick it into high gear to cover your car (or car adjacent) cons. Snitch on your friends and lovers by emailing us at scamgoddesspod@gmail.com. Just make sure the scam is retired. Stay schemin!
 

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Con-Fessions: Auto Extortions

What’s popping, congregation? This week Gianni Paolo is on the pod to expose the Brazilian man who never played football, but did play the football league system. 
 
Plus the importance of calculus to scammers. Stay schemin! 
 
 
 
Research by Sharilyn Vera.
 
 
 
Sources: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Kaiser_(footballer)
 
 
 
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/apr/26/the-forgotten-story-of-carlos-kaiser-footballs-greatest-conman
 
 
 
https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2018/oct/24/pure-lies-an-exclusive-look-at-kaiser-the-greatest-footballer-never-to-play-football-video
 
 
 
https://medium.com/leftways/carlos-henrique-kaiser-footballs-greatest-fraud-8fe3f214acee
 
 
 
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/6798246/carlos-kaiser-farce-footballer-documentary-brazil/ 
 
 
 
https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/yw7gmm/the-incredible-story-of-the-greatest-footballer-to-never-play-football 
 
 
 
https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2019/08/22/indianapolis-crime-ebay-ryan-allen-walker/2055408001/
 

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The Faux Footballer with Gianni Paolo

What's up, con-gregation? This week Laci is joined by Tawny Newsome to hear the sales pitch from the star fraud salesman himself, Don Lapre. Plus more proof that love is blind (and expensive!) 
 
Research by Sharilyn Vera.
 
Sources: 
 
https://thegrio.com/2020/05/10/jenifer-lewis-victim-of-con-artist-nearly-400000-scheme/amp/
 
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/santa-monica-man-allegedly-conned-4-women-including-actress-jenifer-lewis-out-of- [ktla.com]nearly-400000-in-a-romance-scam/ [ktla.com]
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWSCOQlicoU
 

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The Infomercial Impostor with Tawny Newsome

Laci welcomes the magnetic Margaret Cho (The Bravest Knight, Margaret Cho: PsyCHO) to discuss fashion CEO Christine Hunsicker a.k.a. the “Bernie Madoff” of fashion, who wasted 350 million dollars of investor money, lied about her company’s net worth, and when the other executives at the company found out, they left her in charge for months. Stay schemin’!
 

 
 
CON-gregation, catch Scam Goddess LIVE in a city near you.
 
Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com.
 

 
 
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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
 
Margaret Cho: @margaret_cho
 

 
 
Research by Kathryn Doyle 
 
 
 
SOURCES
 
https://www.thefashionlaw.com/caastle-legal-issues-are-mounting-for-former-fashion-rental-darling/
 
https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/mje/2025/05/16/a-fashion-nightmare/
 
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/christine-hunsicker-charged-fraud-300-million-fashion-startup-founder/
 
https://wwd.com/business-news/financial/caastle-board-hunsicker-exit-liquidity-crunch-1237071592/
 
https://gothamgal.com/2011/05/christine-hunsicker-woman-entrepreneur-working-on-the-next-idea/
 
https://people.com/christine-hunsicker-fraud-scheme-tech-ceo-indicted-over-300-million-11775459
 
https://www.wsj.com/business/caastle-fraud-investigation-co-founder-christine-hunsicker-3475df71
 
https://www.thefashionlaw.com/from-fashion-tech-darling-to-rico-another-case-further-unravels-caastle-collapse/
 
https://www.axios.com/2025/04/07/caastle-let-ceo-remain-after-learning-of-alleged-fraud
 

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The Fraudulent Fashion Founder w/ Margaret Cho

Happy Holidays, Con-gregation! We are revisiting our episode with Ayo Edebiri, one of our wildest episodes as we dig deep into the controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources: 

https://www.amazon.com/Queen-Forgotten-Life-Behind-American/dp/031651330X

https://www.stitcher.com/show/one-year

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/20/books/review/josh-levin-queen-linda-taylor.html

https://newrepublic.com/article/154404/myth-welfare-queen
 

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Re-Release: The Welfare Queen w/ Ayo Edebiri

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