Episodios

  • Fraud Friday: Return of the Deacon, Jacquis Neal
    Oct 3 2025

    It's Fraud Friday, and we're feeling good because the deacon has returned. Jacquis Neal (Grand Crew) joins Laci to discuss the story of Juan Carlos Guzman Betancur. He was a teenage stowaway found frozen like a cube on an airplane who grew up to become one of the world’s most talented and good-looking criminals. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 02/08/2022)

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    Research by Kaelyn Brandt

    SOURCES:

    https://theretronetwork.com/big-money-no-whammies/

    https://www.damninteresting.com/who-wants-to-be-a-thousandaire/

    https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/an-ice-cream-man-hacked-press-your-luck-1984-1217142/

    https://nypost.com/2019/06/10/press-your-luck-game-show-scandal-back-in-the-spotlight/

    https://steemit.com/story/@winstonwolfe/the-story-of-michael-larson-and-the-press-your-luck-gameshow-scandal

    https://www.sec.gov/divisions/enforce/claims/archive/pleasuretime.htm#

    https://www.newsweek.com/man-accused-simultaneously-working-principal-two-schools-located-400-miles-apart-1656001

    https://medium.com/@hannah.fluxgold/the-confused-math-lady-meme-bd97530b1885

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    1 h y 7 m
  • TV Anchor turns PPP Mafiosa w/ Mandii B & Weezy WTF
    Sep 30 2025
    This week, Laci welcomes Mandii B and Weezy WTF (Decisions, Decisions Podcast) to dig into Stephanie Hockridge, a former Emmy-nominated TV news anchor convicted in a billion-dollar COVID fraud scheme. She went from breaking the news to breaking the law! Plus, Weezy's mom calls into the show and scams on her behalf in real-time. Stay schemin’! CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom-signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAGKeep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com. Follow on Instagram:Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciMandii B: @fullcourtpumpsWeezy WTF: @weezywtfDecisions Decisions Podcast: @_decisionsdecisions Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCEShttps://www.yahoo.com/news/ex-tv-news-anchor-stephanie-170432579.htmlhttps://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/former-arizona-news-anchors-trial-starts-in-ppp-loan-fraud-casehttps://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2025/06/20/ex-abc15-anchor-guilty-covid-19-relief-fraud/84292830007/https://www.azfamily.com/2025/06/20/jury-convicts-ex-phoenix-news-anchor-conspiracy-fraud-scheme/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-14801935/abc-anchor-secret-double-life-exposed-court.htmlhttps://www.azfamily.com/2022/12/02/congressional-report-scottsdale-startup-facilitated-massive-amounts-pandemic-related-fraud/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/media/article-14840631/Glamorous-TV-anchor-facing-years-prison-shocking-Covid-lies-learns-fate.htmlhttps://www.propublica.org/article/ppp-loans-paycheck-protection-fraud-profits-reporthttps://colemanreport.com/stephanie-hockridge-convicted-in-10m-blueacorn-ppp-fraud-scheme/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Fraud Friday: Saints & Scammers: The Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker Story w/ Sarah Marshall
    Sep 26 2025

    In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast) to discuss the scams of televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker from their start with a puppet ministry to a full-blown waterpark, Heritage USA, and so much more. Additionally, the discovery of money inside a bathroom wall at Joel Osteen’s megachurch has raised questions about potential fraud. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 01/24/2022)

    CW: Mention of sexual assault

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    Research by Kaelyn Brandt

    SOURCES:

    https://www.biography.com/news/tammy-faye-jim-bakker-relationship-scandals

    https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-televangelists/story?id=60389342

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plumber-finds-cash-checks-loose-toilet-wall-joel-osteens-lakewood-chur-rcna7512

    https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/televangelist-tammy-faye-bakker-became-unlikely-ally-aids-crisis-rcna2059

    https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-30-mn-594-story.html

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    58 m
  • Historical Pretendians w/ Franchesca Ramsey
    Sep 23 2025

    This week, Laci welcomes Franchesca Ramsey (Superstore) to break down the unbelievable apology from Elizabeth Hoover, a UC Berkeley professor who falsely claimed to be Native American for decades, only to reveal later that she is actually white. Plus, Laci opens up the Lizzie Scammer of Fame vault and adds Elizabeth Hoover to the ever-growing list of Elizabeth scammers. Stay schemin’!


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    Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com.


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    Franchesca Ramsey: @chescaleigh


    Research by Kathryn Doyle

    SOURCES

    https://web.archive.org/web/20241217024127/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/03/04/a-professor-claimed-to-be-native-american-did-she-know-she-wasnt

    https://indianz.com/News/2022/04/22/young-native-woman-sounds-alarm-about-violence-in-indian-country/

    https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/tribal-news/2019-08-23/photographer-adam-sings-in-the-timber-wants-to-change-the-way-you-see-native-america

    https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/diversity-equity/2023/05/08/berkeley-professor-admits-shes-white

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/berkeley-professor-apologizes-false-indigenous-identity-rcna83202

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sfchronicle.com%2Fopinion%2Fopenforum%2Farticle%2Fliz-hoover-uc-berkeley-jacqueline-keeler-19435430.php&psig=AOvVaw1dXaeexX-q6dALB4iQaQZu&ust=1749267536328000&source=images&cd=vfe&opi=89978449&ved=0CBkQjhxqFwoTCLDhqcvv240DFQAAAAAdAAAAABBl

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  • Fraud Friday: The Club Hopping Con Artist W/ Patrick Hinds & Gillian Pensavalle
    Sep 19 2025

    In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Patrick Hinds (True Crime Obsessed Network) & Gillian Pensavalle (The Hamilcast) to discuss Sean Kirkham, a lifelong hustler who took advantage of U.S. nightclubs and the families of murdered and missing women in Canada. Plus, an ex-con uses identity theft to raise money for his boyfriend's bail bond. Stay Schemin'! (Originally Released 12/06/2021)

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    Patrick Hinds: @patrickhinds_

    Gillian Pensavalle: @gillianwithag

    Research By Kaelyn Brandt

    SOURCES:

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/city-to-finish-women-s-memorial-after-non-profit-folds-1.2126363

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-women-memorial-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-debts-1.2101743

    https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/195/126/556532/

    https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/founder-of-memorial-to-vancouvers-missing-and-murdered-women-sues-city-for-defamation

    https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/missing-women-memorial-leaves-trail-of-unpaid-debts-1.2101743

    https://abc13.com/houston-crime-con-artist-wanted-davion-sandifer-man-accused-of-scamming/11168054/

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    58 m
  • Cruisin’ for a Bruisin' w/ Luenell
    Sep 16 2025

    This week, Laci welcomes the Original Bad Girl of Comedy, Luenell (Hacks), to discuss Miray Cruises’ “Life at Sea” project, a three-year dream cruise sold to paying passengers, only for the company to later admit they didn’t even have a ship. Stay schemin’!


    Catch Luenell's residency at Jimmy Kimmel's Comedy Club in Las Vegas!

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    Luenell: @luenell


    Research by Kathryn Doyle

    SOURCES

    https://abc7.com/three-year-cruise-canceled-life-at-sea-refund/14102701/

    https://www.cnn.com/travel/how-the-three-year-cruise-fell-apart/index.html

    https://cruiseindustrynews.com/cruise-news/2023/01/aidaaura-to-leave-carnival-corporation-fleet-this-september/

    https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2024/11/11/villa-vie-residences-world-cruise/76202126007/

    https://www.aol.com/passengers-round-world-cruise-now-071736032.html

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    49 m
  • Fraud Friday: SiliCON Valley Theft Bro w/ Amanda Seales
    Sep 12 2025

    In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Amanda Seales (Insecure) to discuss Kyle Sandler, a man who posed as a rich Google executive, opening up a business incubator called the Round House in Opelika, Alabama, ultimately scamming investors out of $1.9 million. Plus, a fortune teller was arrested for fraud and scamming one victim out of $50,000. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/15/2021)

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    Research by Kaelyn Brandt

    SOURCES:

    https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/kyle-sandler-explains-how-he-conned-opelika-out-of-19-million-on-hbos-generation-hustle.html

    https://www.al.com/news/2018/08/auburn_man_pleads_guilty_to_de.html

    https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/how-an-alabama-city-fell-for-a-massive-19-million-scam.html

    https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/04/kyle-sandler-john-mcafee-associate-who-scammed-alabama-town-out-of-19-million-featured-on-hbos-generation-hustle.html

    https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/26/lee-county-roundhouse-founder-kyle-sandler-sentenced-prison/3279308002/

    https://www.foxla.com/news/fortune-teller-arrested-for-fraud-riverside-police-find-snake-voodoo-doll-satanic-items

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    1 h y 3 m
  • America's Slickest Pavement Hustler w/ The Smith Sisters
    Sep 9 2025

    Laci welcomes Lauren, Rachel, and Mariah Smith (The Smith Sisters) to discuss their individual relationships with scams, and they do not disappoint. Then, they dive into the story of a mysterious New Hampshire man who’s been traveling the country for years, running a “classic pavement scam” that no one seems able to stop. He might knock on your door, and if he does, that means trouble is in town. Stay schemin’!


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    Lauren Smith: @mslas

    Rachel Smith: @privatecitizenrachel

    Mariah Smith: @mariahmariahmariah

    The Smith Sisters: @smithsisterslive


    Research by Kathryn Doyle

    SOURCES

    https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/05/13/northeast-ohio-police-warn-residents-about-henry-stanley-his-asphalt-scam/

    https://www.ky3.com/video/2024/08/27/your-side-investigation-lebanon-mo-business-owner-says-she-was-scammed-by-traveling-asphalt-company/

    https://pavingprosraleigh.com/5-ways-to-identify-an-asphalt-paving-scam-before-it-happens/

    https://patch.com/florida/lakeland/asphalt-paving-business-scam-uncovered-winter-haven-sheriff

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    1 h y 7 m