Scamfluencers

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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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Scamfluencers

Episodes

Martin Armstrong: The Man Who Bet Billions on Pi | 224

Listen Now: I Am Not Nicholas

The Wildenstein Family Part 2: The Art of the Steal | 223

Listen Now: Dan Taberski’s Manifesto

The Wildenstein Family Part 1: The Art of the Steal | 222

Bill Mize: The Car Crash King | 221

Trevor Milton: The Elon Musk of Semi-Trucks | 220

John McAfee: The Antisocial Virus | 219

ENCORE: Lance Armstrong: Tour De Fraud | 218

ENCORE: Rod Blagojevich: All the Governor’s Men | 217

ENCORE: Jho Low: How to Buy Friends and Influence People | 216

Kyle Sandler: The Alabama Startup Scam | 215

Marianne Smyth: The Fake Irish Heiress | 214

Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz: A Farewell to Arms | 213

Bess Myerson: Miss America on Trial | 212

Eddie Antar: The Criminal Antics of Crazy Eddie | 211

William Neil Gallagher: The Money Doctor | 210

Sean Kingston: Beautiful Lies | 209

Dana Giacchetto - Swindler to the Stars | 208

ENCORE: Making Up The Grade: The College Admissions Scandal | 207

ENCORE: Ozy Media: Pivot to Fraud | 206

ENCORE: Melissa Caddick: Trouble Afoot | 205

Bernard Lafferty: The Billionaire Butler | 204

Pat Nolan: Here Comes the Bribe | 203

The Salt Path: A Long Walk From the Truth | 202

Jerry Jacobson: The Real Hamburglar | 201

Matt Bergwall: Return to Sender | 200

Napoleon Hill: The Self-Help Scammer Scion | 199

Brittish Williams: Out of Bounds | 198

Charlie Javice: Fake It Til You Make It | 197

ENCORE: Billy Mitchell: Truth or Kong-sequences | 196

ENCORE: Sandy Jenkins: Have Your Cake And Steal It, Too | 195

Lawless Planet: A Polygamist Cult-Leader’s Billion-Dollar Biofuel Scam | 194

The Cipriani Family: Bribes and Bellinis | 193

Calvin Darden Jr.: The Flashy Failson Fraud | 192

Clifford Irving: The Howard Hughes Hoax | 191

Alan Todd May: Black Gold, Red Flags | 190

Studio 54: Tax Evasion! At the Disco | 189

Rick & Rosario Ames: The Spy Who Told Too Much | 188

ENCORE: Mike Milken: When Junk Was King | 187

ENCORE: Bob Menendez: Bad Romance Part 2 | 186

ENCORE: Bob Menendez: Bad Romance Part 1 | 185

Natalie Cochran: The Pharmacist Femme Fatale Part 2 | 184

Natalie Cochran: The Pharmacist Femme Fatale Part 1 | 183

Mark Hofmann: The Mormon Murderer | 182

Imelda Marcos: The First Lady of Excess Part 2 | 181

Imelda Marcos: The First Lady of Excess Part 1 | 180

Andrew Caspersen: Rich People Problems | 178

Wayne LaPierre: America’s Hired (and Fired) Gun | 179

Brian Reader and the Diamond Wheezers: The Geriatric Jewel Thieves | 177