Crooked College Wall Street Investor w/ Cristen Conger (Fraud Friday)

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Matt Apodaca (Get Played Podcast) to discuss how Marsha Farmer, a hospice worker, contributed to massive fraud practices in Mississippi. Plus, a former officer from the Johnson County Sheriff’s office in Kansas was caught trying to scam a store out of nearly $400 worth of Pokémon cards. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 01/16/2023) CW: Mention of wrongful death and Malpractice Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Matt Apodaca: @mattapodaca Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/05/how-hospice-became-a-for-profit-hustle https://www.kgns.tv/content/news/Former-Rio-Bravo-mayor-and-others-found-guilty-oin-150-million-scheme-564587861.html https://kotaku.com/pokemon-cards-scam-police-cop-caught-kansas-card-box-1849778286

CONgregation, get excited for a fresh new episode featuring a brand-new game: Is It a Scam, a Scheme, or the Real Thing? In today’s episode, Laci is joined by stand-up comedian and actor Frankie Quiñones (This Fool, Creeper’s CholoFit) to unpack the drama between wealthy families in Maine after one allegedly poisoned an L.L. Bean heiress’s trees just to snag a better waterfront view. Yes, really. And yes, it’s tearing the community apart. Plus, in Scammer of the Week: Ghana’s self-proclaimed prophet Ebo Noah has announced that the flood has been postponed indefinitely… but he’s still very thankful for all the generous donations toward his “arks.” 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 [email protected]. Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Frankie Quiñones: @frankiequinones Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.vanityfair.com/style/story/llbean-heiress-poisoned-trees-maine?srsltid=AfmBOoohFnIc_DuC6wg7zdUcmoDttxa4CTtiQTP6nPp5s53wCH20UzE8 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/trees-poison.html https://www.npr.org/2024/06/19/nx-s1-5011566/maine-poisoned-trees-killer-view-missouri-couple-bond https://www.espn.com/college-football/columns/story?columnist=schlabach_mark&id=6132246 https://www.timesnownews.com/world/world-ending-on-december-25-viral-ghanaian-prophet-ebo-noah-builds-modern-noahs-ark-for-doomsday-article-153344658 https://theobserverzim.co.zw/2025/12/26/ghana-prophet-who-said-the-world-is-ending-on-25-december-2025-through-floods-buys-a-mercedes-benz-using-funds-which-were-donated-by-church-members-to-build-an-ark/ https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/did-a-couple-kill-a-neighbors-trees-for-a-better-view-in-maine/#:~:text=Dead%20trees%20dot%20the%20sightline,The%20New%20York%20Times)%20More

Musky Seattle gays, Target drama, and a pair of good-looking evil twins hawking “legal” courses and sketchy e-books collide in this hilarious episode. Laci is joined by actors, comedians, and besties Mano Agapion and Oscar Montoya (Drag Her! A RuPaul’s Drag Race Podcast) to break down and learn how to "make money" through the Mikkelsen twins’ online program. Stay schemin’! Listen to Drag Her! A RuPaul's Drag Race Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. CON-gregation, catch Scam Goddess LIVE in a city near you. Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Mano Agapion: @manoagapion Oscar Montoya: @ozzymo Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.vox.com/culture/24128560/amazon-trash-ebooks-mikkelsen-twins-ai-publishing-academy-scam https://trevorsomerville.com/who-are-the-mikkelsen-twins/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biYciU1uiUw https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1aiwdu3/liar_mikkelsen_twins_full_of_bs_from_the_very/ https://www.inc.com/magazine/202309/eric-hagerman/how-mikkelsen-twins-built-a-50-million-a-year-business-around-one-product.html https://www.wired.com/story/scammy-ai-generated-books-flooding-amazon/

This Fraud Friday, Josh Brekhus joins the show to discuss Frédéric Bourdin a serial imposter who took on about 500 identities, convincing many that he was a school age runaway well into his adulthood. Plus, 19-year-old chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann is accused of cheating with vibrating anal beads. Stay Schemin’! (Originally released 09/26/2022) Research by Kaelyn Brandt Sources: https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/chess-cheating-scandal-magnus-carlsen-hans-moke-niemann-anal-beads.html https://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/16/chess-grandmaster-denies-cheating-by-using-anal-beads https://www.grunge.com/292562/how-a-fake-cia-agent-convinced-people-to-rob-banks/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/08/11/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Josh Brekhus: @jbrekhus

A broke CEO, the Indiana Jones of geologists, and a lovestruck mining prospector came together in the ’90s and rocked the world with the largest gold-mining scam in history. Laci welcomes actor and comedian Johnny Pemberton (Fallout, Mermaid) to tell the true tale of the downfall of the Canadian penny-stock mining company Bre-X. Stay schemin’! Don’t miss Johnny Pemberton's film: Mermaid CON-gregation, catch Scam Goddess LIVE in a city near you. Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected]. Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Johnny Pemberton: @johnny_pemberton Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cheating-wonders-the-6000000000-gold-mine-that-didnt-exist https://www.mining.com/web/bre-x-scandal-a-history-timeline/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68987824 https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/bre-x-the-real-story-and-scandal-that-inspired-the-movie-gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orFsbouXYUY https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/08/the-bre-x-gold-mining-scandal-turned-part-of-the-borneo-jungle-into-a-6-billion-lie.html