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)

Doris Payne: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Grift | 170

Doris Payne: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Grift | 170

Frustrated by the racist, sexist stereotypes keeping her down, Doris Payne started swiping precious jewels out of spite as a teen. For the next seven decades, she executed heists across nine countries...

4 Aug 202550min

Guo Wengui: The Temu Trump | 169

Guo Wengui: The Temu Trump | 169

Guo Wengui was a billionaire real estate mogul in China, but when the government cracks down on his empire, he flees to the U.S. From a Manhattan apartment and a luxury superyacht, Guo publicly decrie...

28 Jul 202550min

Pras Michel: The Fugee Felon | 168

Pras Michel: The Fugee Felon | 168

Fugees founder Pras Michel is struggling to pivot to a new career when he meets Malaysian billionaire playboy and criminal mastermind Jho Low. He’s handsomely rewarded for helping Jho make political c...

21 Jul 202549min

Lisette Lee: The Simple Life Of Crime | 167

Lisette Lee: The Simple Life Of Crime | 167

Lisette Lee is a party girl heiress who uses money, mean-girl bullying, and her early 2000s glam to control everyone around her. But when daddy’s cash isn’t enough to sustain her lifestyle, she manipu...

14 Jul 202549min

Phil Kitzer and the G Men | 166

Phil Kitzer and the G Men | 166

Phil Kitzer was a globe-trotting scammer who spent more than a decade creating fake banks and insurance companies, ripping off customers to pay for his lavish lifestyle. By the late 70s, Phil’s scam i...

7 Jul 202542min

Earl Washington: A Rip Off the Old Block | 165

Earl Washington: A Rip Off the Old Block | 165

Singer-actor Earl Washington turns out to be a triple threat when he takes up carving wood blocks to make ends meet while hustling to make a life as an entertainer in Los Angeles. But just like any ot...

30 Jun 202548min

Prince Michael Romanoff: The High Prince of Hollywood | 164

Prince Michael Romanoff: The High Prince of Hollywood | 164

Polish immigrant Hershel Geguzin fled to the U.S. from the faltering Russian Empire at the turn of the 20th century. And like many scammers around this time, he adopts a fabulous new identity: as Prin...

23 Jun 202548min

Rocky Aoki: Hibachi’s a Bitch and Then You Die | 163

Rocky Aoki: Hibachi’s a Bitch and Then You Die | 163

Rocky Aoki, the son of a vaudeville performer and a tango dancer, grows up in the wreckage of post-war Tokyo. With his natural flair for entertainment, he opens his first Benihana restaurant in Manhat...

16 Jun 202553min

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