Scam Goddess

In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci revisits Episode 11 y'all from 2019 and chats with actor and podcaster Jon Gabrus (Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally). Together, they uncover a legendary Long Island scam; they're talking bilking coins, a love triangle and Harold Adamo. Stay schemin’! (Originally released 12/09/2019)

CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

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Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Jon Gabrus: @gabrus

Research by Laci Mosley

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Happy New Year, CONgregation, let’s start the year with a bang!
Laci welcomes comedian and multi-hyphenate Kevin Fredericks, aka KevOnStage (Not My Best Moment, Churchy), to help ring in the new year with all of your fantastic letters. This episode has it all: Laci faking passing out at the airport, a potential love interest, a scammy sugar daddy, a scoundrel teacher, waking up to birds in the air, and so much more! Happy holidays & stay schemin’!

Check out "Not My Best Moment " with KevOnStage, an iHeartPodcasts production in collaboration with Unanimous Media, featuring new episodes available weekly on Wednesdays on YouTube.

CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

KevOnStage: @kevonstage

Curated by Jessica Cisneros  

Congregation Letters by YOU 

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Laci welcomes back comedians, actors, and podcasters Paul Scheer and Jason Mantzoukas (How Did This Get Made?), and the pair immediately have a bone to pick with the studio: why is there a Chewbacca mural on the wall instead of one of them? Paul, Jason, and Laci then bond over their shared distrust of AI on social media before diving into a wild FBI sting that exposed former NBA players and coaches like Chauncey Billups and Damon Jones, who were allegedly involved in rigged poker games. Backed by the Mafia, the operation used insider information to cheat at sports betting on a multi-million-dollar scale. Stay schemin’!

Listen to How Did This Get Made? wherever you get your podcasts.

CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

How Did This Get Made? Podcast: @HDTGM

Paul Scheer: @paulscheer

Research by Kathryn Doyle 

SOURCES

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/current-and-former-national-basketball-association-players-and-four-other-individuals

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/terry-rozier-tax-lien-sports-betting-ring/

https://www.wsj.com/sports/basketball/nba-gambling-scandal-damon-jones-lebron-james-8a8f4f77?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeaEzJTg4cht94T_OTRX8F97Huk54E3ijkntEnw6hLa9uRb3g4fWZcRz1Z86GE%3D&gaa_ts=69028121&gaa_sig=ygd3QlDvRJwbSjj9LqwuqIFelkFOD2AAQb4Xqj3sAmJsBIx8DMxsGnvzELsBJn988iMAwXtsdrwEpwiVDQgk0Q%3D%3D

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/23/nyregion/nba-gambling-scandal-explained.html

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/46695228/sources-terry-rozier-arrested-part-gambling-inquiry

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/tsn/news/biggest-gambling-scandals-sports-history-bet/df2d2288eca5e3ba71738ecd

https://nypost.com/2025/10/27/us-news/alleged-nba-poker-scammer-pookie-painted-portraits-for-celebrities-and-singers/

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In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci revisits Episode 152 and chats with journalist and podcast host Sam Sanders (The Sam Sanders Show) about Bishop Lamor Whitehead, who initially gained sympathy after being robbed during a livestreamed sermon. Now, his integrity is under scrutiny as details of his past crimes have emerged. Plus, the viral TikTok Pink Sauce is called out for not being FDA approved. Stay schemin’! (Originally released 08/22/2022)

CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Sam Sanders: @samsanders

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.thecity.nyc/brooklyn/2022/7/29/23284458/brooklyn-pastor-lamor-whitehead-pleads-for-sympathy

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/04/nyregion/lamor-whitehead-bishop-robbed.html

https://www.curbed.com/2022/07/bishop-lamor-whitehead-real-estate-holdings-default.html

https://bestlifeonline.com/news-robbed-pastor-whitehead-life-details/

https://www.tasteofhome.com/article/tiktok-viral-pink-sauce/

https://www.eater.com/23284219/pink-sauce-tiktok-color-expert-reactions

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Laci welcomes rappers, comedians, and longtime besties Justina Valentine and Conceited (What’s Cookin’ Good Lookin’, Wild ’N Out) to our NYE show! Together, they discuss their personal experiences with scams from sneaker schemes to FaceTuned images gone wrong. We also count down some of our favorite “honorable scammers” of 2025, including OnlyFans model Adva Lavie, Akon, the infamous “petty woman” at Louis Vuitton, Charles E. Cheese, and a Justin Bieber impersonator. From start to finish, 2025 truly had it all. Happy holidays & stay schemin’!

Check out Season 2 of What's Cookin' Good Lookin’ with @JustinaValentine and @ConceitedNYC on the @LOLNetwork YouTube.

CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Justina Valentine: @justinavalentine

Conceited: @conceitednyc

Research by Kathryn Doyle 

SOURCES

https://abc7.com/post/woman-used-dating-apps-target-men-burglarize-la-county-homes-authorities-say/17968915/

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/adva-lavie-dating-app-burglary-suspect-business-theft-los-angeles/3790816/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/woman-uses-dating-apps-find-elderly-men-burglarizes-homes-rcna236857

https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2025/11/13/why-was-akon-arrested-in-georgia-what-to-know-about-rb-superstar/87245884007/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/dec/04/akon-city-tumbleweed-rolls-through-site-of-rappers-wakanda-inspired-dream

https://x.com/dom_lucre/status/1957495751484796969?s=42

https://consequence.net/2025/08/justin-bieber-impersonator-vegas-stage/

https://www.vice.com/en/article/justin-bieber-lookalike-tricked-a-vegas-nightclub-into-letting-him-perform-allegedly-racked-up-10k-bill-before-getting-kicked-out/

https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/local/2025/07/24/chuck-e-cheese-arrest-by-tallahassee-police-photos-video/85355422007/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/us/chuck-e-cheese-costume-arrest-fraud.html

https://www.scmp.com/news/people-culture/trending-china/article/3275270/snubbed-china-shopper-makes-luxury-shop-staff-count-us84000-cash-2-hours-leaves

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On this week's Fraud Friday, Laci welcomes Jean Elie (HBO’s Insecure)  to the show to discuss Fred Brito, a con artist of many faces including the faces of priests. Plus, John Oliver recently tipped his hat to Kim Kardashian for her role in helping solve an art fraud scheme. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/01/2022) 

Also, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!  Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG. Plus, keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jean Ellie: @jeanelie

Research by Kaelyn Bryant  

SOURCES

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/egypt-gold-coffin-of-nedjemankh-trnd/index.html#:~:text=An%20ancient%20gold%20coffin%20displayed,Office%20in%20a%20statement%20Wednesday

https://deadline.com/2022/10/john-oliver-recognizes-kim-kardashian-influence-helping-solve-art-fraud-scheme-1235133309/

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18300507

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-17-me-brito17-story.html

https://www.taosnews.com/news/crime/the-pancake-con-man/article_c469819b-b018-5348-ae2d-af20a9ebfe75.html

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Laci welcomes actor, podcaster, comedian, and author Kal Penn (Harold & Kumar, Here We Go Again Podcast) to the show! Kal dishes on his personal connection to scams, his acting journey, and a jaw-dropping story that may have been inspired by Home Alone. Reckless parents David and Sharon Shoo left their 9- and 4-year-old daughters alone while vacationing for 9 days in Mexico in 1992. Happy holidays & stay schemin’!

Don’t miss Kal’s podcast, Here We Go Again, available wherever you get your podcasts.

CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Kal Penn: @kalpenn

Research by Kathryn Doyle 

SOURCES

https://people.com/couple-left-kids-alone-frozen-dinners-christmas-vacation-11838943

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2017/12/22/25-years-ago-st-charles-parents-left-their-kids-alone-to-vacation-in-mexico-their-case-changed-state-law/

https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1993/01/02/neighbors-had-wondered-where-were-the-children/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1993/01/03/home-alone-family-called-reclusive/a77bbd3c-ff87-473c-b4c5-1da90202cb13/

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In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci throws it back to Episode 7 and kicks it with writer, comedian, and actor Lamar Woods (Single Parents, New Girl) to talk about personal Airbnb scams and Airbnb scams on a larger scale. Stay schemin’! (Originally released 11/11/2019)

CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Lamar Woods: @prophmatic

Research by Sharilyn Vera

SOURCES:

https://www.vice.com/en/article/nationwide-fake-host-scam-on-airbnb/?utm_source=vicetwitterus&utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_858978

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Laci welcomes back journalist, writer, and podcaster Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About, The Devil You Know). They unpack one of the wildest hoaxes of the Satanic Panic era— the claim that Dungeons & Dragons was a literal gateway to hell. CON-gregation, stay blessed — not possessed!

Also, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

CW: @43:24 Mention of Unliving. 

Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Sarah Marshall’s You’re Wrong About Pod : @yourewrongaboutpod

Research by Kathryn Doyle 

SOURCES

https://medium.com/belover/in-the-1980s-a-woman-spread-a-hoax-that-dungeons-dragons-is-satanic-cb8da5614132

https://app.podscribe.com/episode/140508838?transcriptVersionReqId=46eb5796-f194-4b89-80a5-c951cbe7b00f

https://gametree.me/blog/how-many-people-can-play-dnd/

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardgames/comments/qvnhcp/dd_veterans_of_the_80s_and_90s_what_reaction_did/

https://reason.com/2018/04/07/the-radical-freedom-of-dungeon/

http://www.believermag.com/issues/200609/?read=article_lafarge

/http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/news/2008/03/ff_gygax?currentPage=all

https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2019/09/disappearances-dragons-the-james-dallas-egbert-iii-story/

https://www.kismetrose.com/antirpg/PullingObituary091997.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-26328105

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Laci welcomes the WHOLE cast of Florida Girls, Laura Chinn, Patty Guggenheim, and Melanie Field! Honey, they gossip about the lavish embezzlement carried out by Texan fruitcake mogul Sandy Jenkins in this OG episode. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 01/20/2020)

CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at [email protected].

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Laura Chinn: @laurachinnnn

Patty Guggenheim: @patriscuit

Melanie Field: @melanie__field

Research by Laci Mosley

SOURCES:

https://www.texasmonthly.com/true-crime/just-desserts/

https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/6/21048947/whitney-young-swim-coach-principal-pool-inspector-general

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