Fraudsters

On this week's Fraudwire, a fake AI comedian is stealing real comics' jokes, Travis Kelce got got in a $31 million Ponzi scheme, and a rapper literally wrote a song teaching people how to commit check fraud. Also, is lip-syncing fraud? Seena and Ariel have thoughts.
 

00:06:10] AI Steals Comedians' Jokes
[00:08:00] Meet Big Titty AI
[00:16:00] Travis Kelce Got Ponzi'd
[00:21:10] The Rapper Called Fraud God
[00:27:10] Madonna's Dead Mouth
[00:32:00] Is Lip Sync Fraud

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Seena: [https://instagram.com/seenanow

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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Quiet down, sit still, and join the Fraudsters gang as they jump into the adorably insidious word of Cocomelon. Discover how the company transformed from one Korean father making videos for his kids, into a $3 billion entertainment empire. And don't look away or stop listening – we'll know...

[00:06:50] Meet The Commercial Director
[00:10:20] Goldman Sachs Buys In
[00:14:50] Inside The Distractatron
[00:17:20] The Baby Never Sleeps
[00:18:50] Writers Are A Spreadsheet
[00:26:50] The Dopamine Cycle Explained
[00:29:30] Here's The Actual Scam

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters

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Website:https://fraudsters.fm/
  
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Seena: [https://instagram.com/seenanow

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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This week's Fraudwire Includes a 9-year-old draining his dad's company credit card for his Minecraft YouTube, a government fraud crackdown led by a woman who insider-traded her way out of the Senate, ghost daycares in San Diego, and so much more. Nobody's innocent, everybody's shady, and Seena and Ariel have theories.

[00:03:50] The $118,000 Kid
[00:06:00] Dad's Confession Video
[00:08:40] Is This Even Real?
[00:23:00] Vance's Fraud Crackdown
[00:25:50] The SBA Boss Who Scammed
[00:29:40] Ghost Daycares Exposed
[00:36:50] Mitch McConnell Is Dead

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters
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Website:https://fraudsters.fm/
  
Follow the Hosts:  
Seena: [https://instagram.com/seenanow

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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This week's Fraudwire is a full buffet of people succeeding at lying on the internet. Join us as we discuss the Temptation Island star who faked her way through Duke University,  the man in a 49ers helmet (no pads, no roster spot, just vibes) who suckered $1.3 million out of dozens of women, and the AI-generated celebrity endorsement that tricked a UK-resident into giving away a quarter million pounds. Sure, nobody died, but a lot of people got got.

[00:07:20] The Temptation Island Fraud
[00:09:20] The Graduation Gave It Away
[00:13:00] Everyone's Faking A Persona
[00:17:30] Meet The Wide Deceiver
[00:23:00] The Fake Financial Advisor
[00:33:00] The AI Celebrity Scam
[00:35:40] How The Psychology Works

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters
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Seena: [https://instagram.com/seenanow

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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In the finale of our Vince McMahon series, Seena, Ariel, and Justin explore the end of Vince's reign as the head of his wrestling empire. How, despite a host of sex trafficking allegations, institutional cover-ups, securities fraud claims, and federal investigations does he end up free and clear while his ex-wife becomes Secretary of Education? Only one way to find out.

[00:01:50] The Anonymous Email
[00:09:20] He Takes His Company Back
[00:14:20] The $21 Billion Merger
[00:17:40] The Trafficking Complaint
[00:26:30] The Grand Jury Shows Up
[00:29:20] $400,000. That's It.
[00:32:50] Linda's Full Arc

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Ariel: https://twitter.com/arielleaty  
  
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fraudsterslpn  
Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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In Part 3 of our Vince McMahon deep-dive, Seena, Ariel, and Justin detail Vince's feud with the World Wildlife Federation, his growing pattern of sexual abuse, and the birth of the Mr. McMahon persona.

[00:07:10] The Kiss My Ass Club
[00:08:00] Bark Like A Dog
[00:09:20] Drugged, Married, On Air
[00:12:00] Choked With A Pipe
[00:15:00] The Ring Boys Lawsuit
[00:20:40] Rita's Limo Confession
[00:39:50] $14 Million In Silence

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters
  
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Seena: https://twitter.com/seenanow  
Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy  
Ariel: https://twitter.com/arielleaty  
  
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@fraudsterslpn  
Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  
Season Cover Art by: Cierra Monico

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In this week's Fraudwire, we take a break from the Vince McMahon series for Seena and Ariel to discuss Selena Gomez and her mother's shady brand, a Chik-fil-A worker's clever Richard Pryor-esque refund scheme, and an insidious remote-work scam.

[00:03:10] Selena's Mom Problem

[00:06:10] Meet The Serial Fraud

[00:18:40] New Scam Just Dropped

[00:19:40] The Fake Lottery Win

[00:30:00] The Mac And Cheese Heist

[00:35:00] Chick-fil-A Deserves It

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters

Website:https://fraudsters.fm/

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  

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In Part 2 of our Vince McMahon deep-dive, Seena, Ariel, and Justin discuss Vince's steroid trial, the infamous Montreal Screwjob incident, and the tragic death of Owen Hart during a pay-per-view event.

[00:04:10] Buying Out Dad

[00:10:00] The Territory Wars

[00:17:40] Wrestling Isn't a Sport, Actually

[00:21:10] Enter Rick Santorum

[00:32:00] The Steroid Pipeline

[00:41:20] The Montreal Screwjob

[00:47:10] Owen Hart Falls

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Jump into a steel cage death match with Seena, Ariel, and Justin as they explore how Vince McMahon built a wrestling empire at the expense of everything else. In this first episode of the series, we track his villain origin story from a trailer home to a steam-powered rocket ship.

[00:05:40] Trailer Park Beginnings

[00:11:20] The Pipe Wrench Years

[00:17:20] Falling for a Villain

[00:20:30] The Fake Court Martial

[00:23:40] Meeting Linda at 13

[00:27:20] The Snake River Bet

[00:36:10] Fired, Then Handed the Mic

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On this week's Fraudwire, Ariel sits down with with special guest host Roxxy Haze to discuss an extraordinarily promiscuous police officer, debate the ethics of AI-generated music, and make sweeping proclamations about smuggling drugs internationally in your butt.

[00:02:10] Meet the Freaky Frog Cop

[00:07:20] Caught By His Own Texts

[00:08:30] Fired, Fully Pensioned, Free

[00:21:20] The Song Called Rubbers

[00:22:40] Caught In 4K

[00:39:20] The $20K Offer

[00:43:20] Seven Years in a Tokyo Cell

Patreon: https://patreon.com/Fraudsters

Website:https://fraudsters.fm/

Justin: https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy

Ariel: [https://instagram.com/arielleaty

Music Credit and Sound FX: https://twitter.com/gograntgordon  

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