Black Coffee, Crime, and Crochet a True Crime Podcast20 Nov 2025

🎙️Episode 16: Influencer Scam Era Series Pt. 2- Sprinklegate – The Dana Chanel Scam

Dana Chanel branded herself as a faith-based mogul, the face behind Sprinkle of Jesus, Credit Exterminators, and Alakazam Apps. But behind the curated Instagram grid and family-first entrepreneur image were lawsuits, unfulfilled promises, and accusations of exploitation. This week on Black Coffee, Crime & Crochet, Jasmine unpacks how Dana used spirituality and sleek branding to build a business empire, how it all unraveled under legal pressure, and what it says about trust, community, and the influencer economy. Pull up with your iced latte. We’re talking faith, fraud, and the fallout.

This Week’s Blend:

Iced Coffee of the Week: Cold Brew Caramel Mocha Oat Latte
Crochet Project of the Week: Hilarious Polo Update

In This Episode:

The rise of Dana Chanel and her Christian entrepreneur brand
How Sprinkle of Jesus grew into a multi-business influencer empire
What really happened with Credit Exterminators and Alakazam Apps
Lawsuit, settlement, and community backlash
Commentary on influencer trust, faith-based branding, and financial harm in Black communities

Sip or Spill:
Would you trust a business more if it used faith, family, or cultural values to market itself, or does that now raise a red flag?

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Videos Refrenced in This Episode

Is Dana Chanel Really Scamming Black Small Business Owners? | TSR Investigates
Social media influencer, Philly-based companies sued for misleading customers
DANA CHANEL & PRINCE DONNELL JESUS SCAM ARTISTS?Prince Donnell/Dana Chanel's NASTY Credit Score Exterminators Repair SCAM ft. Earn Your Leisure
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65QZcKND71w&t=25s

Sources Used for This Episode

Pennsylvania Attorney General Press Release on Dana Chanel Lawsuit
www.attorneygeneral.gov
Entrepreneur.com – “Christian Influencer Accused of Fraud Ordered to Pay $90K”
entrepreneur.com
FOX29 Philadelphia – “Social media influencer accused of scamming Black-owned businesses”
fox29.com
PhillyVoice – “Instagram influencer Dana Chanel settles with Pennsylvania AG”
phillyvoice.com
YouTube commentary and victim testimonials (via creators like Robby Blue and Anti-MLM channels)
Reddit threads and Facebook group discussions documenting customer experiences
Sprinkle of Jesus and Alakazam Apps archived content (via Wayback Machine and app store reviews)

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