Scam Goddess

Bryan Safi (ABC's 911) is here to discuss LGBTQI Icon Geraldine Elizabeth Carmichael, a car executive who attempted to sell the Dale, a fuel-efficient three-wheeled car in response to the 1974 oil crisis. Plus, a corrupt NYPD Officer steals thousands of dollars in rent and deposit money for a Queens apartment. Stay schemin’! CW: There are non-graphic mentions of violence against a trans woman in this episode. (Originally Released 11/01/2021) Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag: https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod  Laci Mosley: @divalaci Bryan Safi: @bryansafi   Research by Kaelyn Brandt. SOURCES: https://www.wpr.org/lady-and-dale-stranger-fiction-life-liz-carmichael https://www.oprahdaily.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a35325931/liz-carmichael-wife-kids/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/jan/29/the-lady-and-the-dale-trans-docuseries-liz-carmichael https://www.vulture.com/article/the-lady-and-the-dale-hbo-series-review.html https://time.com/5935209/lady-and-the-dale-true-story/ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/01/10280883/elizabeth-carmichael-crimes-wife-family-death https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-cop-scam-rental-queens-new-victims-20211010-yubraro23fei7oierglzlw35gu-story.html

If you got unemployed roommates, put your headphones ON as today things get a lil' raunchy with Brandon Kyle Goodman, the host of the new "Tell Me Something Messy" podcast from iHeartMedia's Outspoken Podcast Network. Brandon helps us discuss Alan Todd May—a career criminal who started out committing check fraud and ended up hoodwinking investors out of millions by pretending he was an oil tycoon. Stay schemin'! This story was primarily reported by Charles Bethea in his 2024 New Yorker article “The Fake Oilman”: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman Signed copies of Laci's book are back in stock on Podswag: https://www.podswag.com/collections/scam-goddess/products/signed-scam-goddess-lessons-from-a-life-of-cons-grifts-and-schemes Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Brandon Kyle Goodman: @brandonkylegoodman Research by Kate Doyle. SOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/news/letter-from-the-south/the-fake-oilman https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/txn/PressRel12/may_sen_pr.html https://www.courthousenews.com/dallas-man-gets-20-years-for-7-million-scam/ https://archives.fbi.gov/archives/dallas/press-releases/2010/dl120610.htm https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/colorado-fugitive-alan-todd-may-captured-florida-leading-posh-lifestyle-flaunting-wealth/ https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/alan-todd-may-once-a-fugitive-always-a-con-man-gets-20-years-for-ripping-off-investors-7131761

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka joins the show to discuss how Dan Mallory, the author of the best-selling novel “The Woman in the Window,” took many of the plot points from deception and fraud in his own life of publishing. Plus, Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 12/05/2022) Laci’s book is out now! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod  Laci Mosley: @divalaci Atsuko Okatsuka: @atsukocomedy   Research by Kaelyn Brandt. SOURCES: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/02/11/a-suspense-novelists-trail-of-deceptions  https://www.nj.com/news/2022/05/nj-man-stole-150k-in-10-state-unemployment-fraud-feds-say.html  https://www.nj.com/news/2022/11/unemployment-scammer-who-stole-400k-bragged-on-instagram-pleads-guilty.html  https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/the-best-character-in-the-dan-mallory-scammer-story.html  https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47144368

Comedy writer and self-proclaimed scammer Gilli Nissim (The Other Two) joins the Con-gregation to help Laci discuss Guru Jagat—aka white woman Katie Griggs—who's the kundalini yoga cult leader and conspiracy theorist subject of the new HBO docuseries "Breath of Fire." But first, Gilli teaches us how to scam your way to cash and prizes by running an old-fashioned scavenger hunt. DISCLAIMER: This episode will dishearten all fans of Yogi Tea and Kettle Chips. Stay schemin'! This story was primarily reported by Hayley Phelan in her 2021 Vanity Fair profile "The Second Coming of Guru Jagat" and the new HBO docuseries "Breath of Fire" based on her writing. Buy Laci's book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Gilli Nissim: @time2getgill Research by Kate Doyle. SOURCES: https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2021/11/the-second-coming-of-guru-jagat https://www.max.com/shows/breath-of-fire/64f63cfe-94c5-4f33-835a-68915f1f4960 https://time.com/7096209/breath-of-fire-hbo-guru-jagat/ https://laist.com/podcasts/imperfectparadise/queen-of-conspiracy-theories https://www.npr.org/2023/01/02/1146318331/yoga-guru-qanon-conspiracy-theories https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/tv-shows/who-is-guru-jagat-breath-of-fire/ https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russell-brand-magic-amulet-wifi-airestech-tiktok-b2629426.html https://www.3ho.org/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CjMnhthTV-0&t=3157s https://www.instagram.com/robotic_disaster/

Danielle Pinnock (Ghosts, Young Sheldon) joins the Con-gregation to discuss Nakesia Washington, a scamming travel agent who specialized in planning trips for the Essence Festival, only to leave clients high and dry. Plus, romance fraud is on the rise and one man sends nearly $500,000 to a love interest he never met. Stay schemin’! (Originally Released 04/11/2022) Laci’s book is out now! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod  Laci Mosley: @divalaci Danielle Pinnock: @bodycourage   Research by Kaelyn Brandt. SOURCES: https://www.blackenterprise.com/travel-agent-arrested-essence-festival/ https://www.nola.com/news/courts/article_1966499c-9d9e-11e9-874b-9b8a792ac22f.html https://www.wdsu.com/article/she-hurt-a-lot-of-people-bbb-says-about-obl-travel-owner-after-getting-45-complaints/22692013 https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/essence-fest-scam-obl-travel-many-claimed-they-have-lost-thousands.1688299/ https://alwaysalist.com/?p=15543