Scamfluencers

Scamfluencers

You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. Join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions. Why do we believe them, and how does our culture allow them to thrive? From Black Swan Murder to a fake social media influencer to an audacious Hollywood Ponzi schemer, each season will take the listener along the twists and turns, the impact on victims, and what’s left when the facade falls away.

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Episoder(130)

Dr. Oz: Supplement Spin Doctor  | 60

Dr. Oz: Supplement Spin Doctor | 60

In the mid-90s, Dr. Mehmet Oz is a rock star surgeon with a reputation for performing on high-profile clients. He eventually scores his own television show, and soon he becomes daytime television roya...

10 Jul 202341min

So Many Strings Attached | Part I | 49

So Many Strings Attached | Part I | 49

In the early 1980s, Lou Pearlman is riding high… literally. He rakes in millions of dollars from his blimp company — thanks to an insurance scam — and his private jet company is taking off, too. But L...

24 Apr 202339min

Long Island Liars | 45

Long Island Liars | 45

Jason Kurland starts out as a real estate lawyer on Long Island, but everything changes when he gets the opportunity to represent a major lottery winner. He quickly brands himself as the Lottery Lawye...

27 Mar 202342min

The Memory Maker | Part I | 41

The Memory Maker | Part I | 41

After surviving a difficult childhood, Teal Swan starts a family and reinvents herself as a spiritual leader for the Internet age. She gains a huge following by talking openly about a wide-range of to...

27 Feb 202340min

Three Weddings and a Funeral | Part I | 38

Three Weddings and a Funeral | Part I | 38

In the late 1970s, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter leaves his small Bavarian village in pursuit of the American dream. He enrolls in high school in Connecticut and tries to impress his classmates with f...

6 Feb 202337min

The Bitcoin Bamboozle  | 34

The Bitcoin Bamboozle | 34

When a major cryptocurrency exchange gets hacked in the summer of 2016, billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin go missing. The stolen crypto sits unspent for months, and the hack seems all but impossibl...

9 Jan 202342min

The Shady Bunch | Part I | 31

The Shady Bunch | Part I | 31

Todd and Julie Chrisley paint the picture of a lavish Southern lifestyle on their over-the-top reality TV show Chrisley Knows Best. They show off their massive home in suburban Atlanta, their kids dri...

19 Des 202237min

There’s Something About Martin | Part I | 29

There’s Something About Martin | Part I | 29

With his uncanny gift for shorting stocks and predicting the market, Martin Shkreli becomes a finance wunderkind almost right out of college. He experiments with hedge funds and eventually starts his ...

5 Des 202240min

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