Scam Goddess

Surprising no one, golf courses remain racist, sexist, and overall just horribly hateful to any non-white, non-cisgendered, queer human hoping to hit the links. While some things have evolved, not all is fair in love and sports. Shaddowy golf brokers are out here stealing tee times! Comedian Zach Noe Towers joins us to talk about one of the most petty schemes to happen at a private club here in Los Angeles. Plus, we take a call from a member of the con-gregation who just barely survives a phone scam.

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Zach Noe Towers: zachnoetowers

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SOURCES:

https://www.golfcoursetechnologyreviews.org/blog/how-tee-time-brokering-sparked-outrage-in-los-angeles

https://laist.com/news/shadow-tee-time-system-la-public-golf-courses-explained

https://newrepublic.com/article/173714/yet-another-golf-scandal-woefully-undertaxed-la-country-club-us-open

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-19/brokers-golf-los-angeles

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/city-updates-reservation-policy-against-bots-as-l-a-golfers-still-struggle-to-get-tee-times/

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What's poppin, con-gregation? Lala Milan is on the show this week to unpack a man who stole dozens of women's hearts... and also their wallets. Stay vigilant! Stay schemin!

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The iconic stand-up comedian Ms. Pat makes her debut on Scam Goddess. Laci tries to gently break the news that the D.A.R.E. program was designed by the same man who was in charge when Rodney King was beaten by the police and who invented SWAT. Ms. Pat discusses sharing a Sears credit card, past scheming, and Smokey the Bear. 

SOCIALS:

Ms. Pat: @comediennemspat

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

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Pre-Order Ms. Pats book here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Ms-American-Dream/Patricia-Williams-Lee/9781668044216

SOURCES

https://www.instagram.com/p/DQ2isCBlVhw/

https://www.publicbooks.org/dare-is-more-than-just-anti-drug-education-it-is-police-propaganda/

https://www.npr.org/2023/11/09/1211217460/fentanyl-drug-education-dare

https://www.silvermistrecovery.com/the-downfall-of-d-a-r-e-how-a-failed-program-shaped-substance-use-trends/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/dope/dare/truth.html

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC1448384/

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09687637.2016.1208731

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-09-mn-33226-story.html

https://slate.com/human-interest/2023/09/dare-history-police-surveillance-schools.html

https://priceonomics.com/dare-the-anti-drug-program-that-never-actually/

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/dare-program-reshape-image-police-officers

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Buying a car is stressful, but is it worth a stack to hire a middleman to negociate for you? Juruys still out, but comedian and voice of comedy central, David Gborie is here to help Laci get to the bottom of this scam. Along the way these long time friends discuss that time David bought fancy art in the middle of Colorado and why credit scores are a scham to withhold wealth from the Black community. 

SOCIALS:

David Gborie: @coolguyjokes87

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

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SOURCES:

https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/tomi-mikula-youtube-car-buying-negotiations-4a4c3d63?mod=mhp

https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/the-guy-who-made-a-career-out-of-negotiating-car-prices-answers-your-questions-2b50557d?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfMpmeOplWlJUvQk6hI84xJlmKvbMLEGKBy24Va_meMUWb5LBXwdj2VgOICRzY%3D&gaa_ts=69c460f0&gaa_sig=7Wbqu7-FkckPduY7NZabVPpjGjthyPNNUMSH_ZPUM3OJcPO0TT2bfMPF08NSRZV0TZo54ACD6_U9_ZJ6qw9_xQ%3D%3D

https://www.wsj.com/personal-finance/car-price-purchase-negotiate-d0bef925?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqc2rFqXcwYKnzl-kob44qHQbm_owMAPG-PKZiRiDiipDRRh7RAjknt7PXketX8%3D&gaa_ts=69c451a7&gaa_sig=HXfBC6b8TR0dV2aqMcjdV8ixgLYj9OeFvitobxYoNgJ6uCaGvzEZxOXHakt7e-K5Cdl_SLtDGKcHhYQx_10N3Q%3D%3D 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/classroom/daily-news-lessons/2026/03/afroman-prevails-in-defamation-lawsuit-brought-by-police

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/03/23/afroman-police-pound-cake-free-speech/

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Joel Kim Booster (Wondery’s Bad Dates and Bravo’s Love Hotel) joins Laci to dive into all of your scams and stories, CON-gregation! First, Joel shares his own heartbreaking story of being caught shoplifting. Then, they dive into letters revealing an Ocean’s Eleven-level grocery store checkout scam (also… stop locking everything up, grocery stores!!!), how to dupe the public transit system with a screenshot, a boss becoming someone's “John,” and a text-ual relationship that was sketchy as hell. Stay schemin’! 

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

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Joel Kim Booster: @ihatejoelkim

Confession Stories by the CONgregation

Curated By Jessica Cisneros

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BookTok used to be the place where readers went to argue about their favorite authors, ship the gays, and learn which creatures their friends were sexually attracted to, and now, like all good things, it's being used to scam. Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Laci to discuss the Fyre Fest of book link-ups. A shared cabin, no food, in the middle of the wilderness could be a good time if properly funded; instead, it left a pack of women and one very nice male author hungry and feeling ripped off. Will there be justice or a second round of schemes? 

SOCIALS:

Ashley Ray: @theashleyray

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

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SOURCES:

https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb 

https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQ

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What's poppin, con-gregation? Sasheer Zamata drops by the pod this week to expose the man who told people he was a government spy who needed money, and those people were like, "sure." Plus, a clip from the Scam Goddess premium show Con-Fessions, hosted by Laci and Priscilla Davies. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera

Sources: 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/ 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/

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Kerry Coddett, actress and comedian known for her work in Flatbush Misdemeanors, Ramy, Crashing, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, joins Laci for one of the most colorful scams we've ever covered. In Astoria, Queens, one couple scammed multiple members of their immigrant community with one of the ugliest houses ever seen on Zillow.  Multiple fronts, including a fashion house, delayed justice, but as with most scams, greed eventually caught up with the perpetrators. 

SOCIALS:

Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess

Find Kerry Coddett on Instagram @overfab

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme

https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/

https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.html

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What's poppin, con-gregation? Caleb Hearon joins us to discuss a cheating chief of police who falsified documents to hide his many affairs. Plus, a Texas resident scams millions of CARES Act money from Uncle Sam. Stay schemin! 

Research by Sharilyn Vera. 

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Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod 

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

Caleb Hearon: @sooootruepod 

SOURCES:

https://heavy.com/news/jason-collier/

https://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/three-timing-texas-police-chief-jason-collier-arrested-by-texas-rangers-11982954

https://abc7news.com/ppp-fraud-houston-covid-funds-scam-business-owners-bought-luxury-cars-with-loans-ladonna-wiggins/10385500/

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Laci is joined by the hilarious Jay Jurden in this extra long episode exploring the heist of a Nicolas Cage film from a flash drive someone left on a desk. Throughout Cage's (née Coppola) storied career, he's starred in some of the greatest movies of all time (Adaptation), and he's led some of the worst (see streaming titles). But no one predicted an entire film could be stolen. Now, producers are suing, and we're left wondering if this film about the man who inspired the creation of James Bond will ever see the light of day.

SOCIALS:

Jay Jurden: @jayjurden

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

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SOURCES:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/movies/articles/stole-nic-cage-movie-101902325.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIwADEcUY9qM8gaeyUSJ-KgjbBgeOCeWkNtnjXdbFXDDf101h9-IAWhf2bYsRC1gjfEdZDknxU0fPTZhMr6AdAq1obsfW3v9NuXo_hUQINbod5SQG-94ZXB7ta-KX27UB1NnbyHDqHB3NIc26CFQvUr-wVflw9QMt83SNY4Yx10Z

https://pagesix.com/2026/08/06/hollywood/stolen-nicolas-cage-film-from-netflix-hq-rattles-filmmakers/

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2026-07-30/producer-sues-netflix-over-lost-unreleased-nicolas-cage-movie

https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/man-invested-45m-in-a-nicolas-cage-movie-it-got-stolen-off-netflix%E2%80%99s-desk.1514186/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/jul/30/netflix-sued-nicolas-cage-war-thriller

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