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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The Shark Tank Charlatan | 93

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19 Feb 202441min

Death Becomes Him | 92

Death Becomes Him | 92

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12 Feb 202444min

Martha Stewart: The Homemaker Hustler Part 1 | 87

Martha Stewart: The Homemaker Hustler Part 1 | 87

Martha Stewart spends decades building her lifestyle empire from the ground up. Her cut-throat business savvy helps make her America’s first self-made female billionaire. But when she becomes embroile...

8 Jan 202438min

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: The God Fraud | Part 1 | 83

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: The God Fraud | Part 1 | 83

Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker get their start in Christian broadcasting in the early 1960s and quickly become television superstars. As their fame explodes, they build an empire complete with their own ne...

18 Dec 202338min

Melissa Caddick: Trouble's Afoot | 77

Melissa Caddick: Trouble's Afoot | 77

Melissa Caddick has always dreamed of doing big things. When she becomes a high-powered financial planner, she’s finally able to buy a huge house, take extravagant vacations, and live the life of an A...

6 Nov 202340min

The Pop Star and the Power Broker | Part 1 | 65

The Pop Star and the Power Broker | Part 1 | 65

Tom Girardi dreams of being a do-gooder lawyer like his childhood hero on the TV show “Perry Mason.” When he starts his own legal firm in the 1960s, he does just that, representing clients against the...

14 Aug 202341min

Holy Smokes | 63

Holy Smokes | 63

David Bunevacz is the king of faking it ‘til you make it. After running a shady Olympics ticket brokering scheme, he moves on to his most lucrative venture yet: A weed vape company that seems to be mi...

31 Juli 202338min

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