Scam Goddess

This week, Laci welcomes Kevin Ninh, aka FlawlessKevin (Squid Game: The Challenge), to unpack the story behind the viral cryptocurrency SQUID — a scam that rode the wave of the first season of Squid Game on Netflix. The creators made off with approximately $2.5 million, inspiring the second season of the show to feature a crypto scammer character who exploits fellow players on the island. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, a California pastor and former city council member is hit with an 11-count federal indictment after allegedly defrauding friends and a nonprofit out of more than $230,000. Stay schemin’!   Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends and family by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com [ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform [https://www.freeform.com/show/40ae2af2-10c8-4766-9598-5c769c087267/about-the-show] and Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/scam-goddess-9b6dbb88-4789-4069-bedb-3dfd3a084f23]!   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod [https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Laci Mosley: @divalaci [https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/] Kevin Ninh: @flawlesskevin [https://www.instagram.com/flawlesskevin?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   Research by Kathryn Doyle    SOURCES https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/11/01/viral-squid-game-cryptocurrency-crashes-100-in-minutes-after-founders-reportedly-run-away-with-25-million/ [https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/11/01/viral-squid-game-cryptocurrency-crashes-100-in-minutes-after-founders-reportedly-run-away-with-25-million/] https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824 [https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824] https://www.wired.com/story/squid-game-coin-crypto-scam/ [https://www.wired.com/story/squid-game-coin-crypto-scam/] https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/12/squid-scam-podcast [https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/12/squid-scam-podcast] https://www.klfy.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/654640996/the-wacky-story-behind-the-squid-games-coin/ [https://www.klfy.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/654640996/the-wacky-story-behind-the-squid-games-coin/] https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824 [https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824] https://www.securities.io/5-worst-rug-pulls-in-crypto/ [https://www.securities.io/5-worst-rug-pulls-in-crypto/] https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/22/business/ruja-ignatova-cryptoqueen-fbi-most-wanted-cec [https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/22/business/ruja-ignatova-cryptoqueen-fbi-most-wanted-cec] https://www.cryptopolitan.com/squid-game-takes-a-jab-at-crypto-scammers-in-latest-season/ [https://www.cryptopolitan.com/squid-game-takes-a-jab-at-crypto-scammers-in-latest-season/] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-08/san-bernardino-pastor-alleged-con [https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-08/san-bernardino-pastor-alleged-con] Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam [https://siriusxm.com/scam].

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by AJ Gibson and Emile Ennis Jr. (Confess Your Mess Pod) to discuss the Australian identity thief who had a clear obsession with conning cops. Plus, a California man pleads guilty to a $1.1 million art fraud scheme. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 09/27/2021)   CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform [https://www.freeform.com/show/40ae2af2-10c8-4766-9598-5c769c087267/about-the-show] and Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/scam-goddess-9b6dbb88-4789-4069-bedb-3dfd3a084f23]! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here: Hachette Book Group [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press]   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod [https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod/] Laci Mosley: @divalaci [https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/] AJ Gibson: @_ajgibson [https://www.instagram.com/_ajgibson?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Emile Ennis Jr.: @emileennisjr [https://www.instagram.com/emileennisjr?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   Research by Kaelyn Brandt   SOURCES: https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/escondido-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-million-dollar-art-forgery-fraud/2689224/ [https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/escondido-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-million-dollar-art-forgery-fraud/2689224/] https://www.theage.com.au/technology/a-woman-dicing-with-the-law-20060708-ge2o8z.html [https://www.theage.com.au/technology/a-woman-dicing-with-the-law-20060708-ge2o8z.html] https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/jody-harris-fraud-53846 [https://www.nowtolove.com.au/news/real-life/jody-harris-fraud-53846/] https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/con-artists-jody-harris-is-australias-queen-of-con-artists/news-story/5e8382e5598e417f96d92721c28f2671 [https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/con-artists-jody-harris-is-australias-queen-of-con-artists/news-story/5e8382e5598e417f96d92721c28f2671] https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/extract-the-queen-of-con-part-1/news-story/0c44c3719d9f344b6a366f8f1a0a37da [https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/ipad/extract-the-queen-of-con-part-1/news-story/0c44c3719d9f344b6a366f8f1a0a37da] Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam [https://siriusxm.com/scam].

This week, Laci welcomes Ira Madison III (Pop Culture Writer for GQ, Keep It! Podcast) to discuss Sean Kingston and his mom, accused of defrauding vendors out of 1 million dollars. They discover Sean Kingston's troubled past, Janice Turner's eyebrows, his discography, and where it all stands today. Stay schemin’!   Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com [ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform [https://www.freeform.com/show/40ae2af2-10c8-4766-9598-5c769c087267/about-the-show] and Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/scam-goddess-9b6dbb88-4789-4069-bedb-3dfd3a084f23]!   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod [https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Laci Mosley: @divalaci [https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/] Ira Madison III: @irathethird [https://www.instagram.com/irathethird?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   Research by Kathryn Doyle    SOURCES https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/sean-kingston/about/ [https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/sean-kingston/about/] https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sean-kingston/ [https://www.aaemusic.com/artist/sean-kingston/] https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/31/sean-kingston-jet-ski-crash [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/may/31/sean-kingston-jet-ski-crash] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/sean-kingston-mother-fraud-guilty.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/29/us/sean-kingston-mother-fraud-guilty.html] https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/music/sean-kingston-arrested.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/music/sean-kingston-arrested.html] https://variety.com/2025/music/news/sean-kingston-guilty-wire-fraud-decades-in-prison-1236351705/ [https://variety.com/2025/music/news/sean-kingston-guilty-wire-fraud-decades-in-prison-1236351705/] https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/28/sean-kingston-found-guilty-federal-wire-fraud-case/ [https://www.tmz.com/2025/03/28/sean-kingston-found-guilty-federal-wire-fraud-case/] https://nypost.com/2025/03/29/entertainment/sean-kingston-mom-janice-turner-found-guilty-in-florida-federal-wire-fraud-case/ [https://nypost.com/2025/03/29/entertainment/sean-kingston-mom-janice-turner-found-guilty-in-florida-federal-wire-fraud-case/] https://mginjuryfirm.com/sean-kingston-jet-ski-accident/ [https://mginjuryfirm.com/sean-kingston-jet-ski-accident/] https://nypost.com/2025/03/29/entertainment/sean-kingston-mom-janice-turner-found-guilty-in-florida-federal-wire-fraud-case/ [https://nypost.com/2025/03/29/entertainment/sean-kingston-mom-janice-turner-found-guilty-in-florida-federal-wire-fraud-case/] https://abc3340.com/news/entertainment/miami-jury-finds-sean-kingston-and-his-morther-guilty-of-defrauding-vendors-in-high-profile-fraud-case-eenie-meenie-fire-burning-beautiful-girls-south-florida-news-april-4-2025 [https://abc3340.com/news/entertainment/miami-jury-finds-sean-kingston-and-his-morther-guilty-of-defrauding-vendors-in-high-profile-fraud-case-eenie-meenie-fire-burning-beautiful-girls-south-florida-news-april-4-2025] Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam [https://siriusxm.com/scam].

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Eliot Glazer (Broad City, An American Pickle) to discuss Lee Israel, a well-known writer who turned to forgery fighting to survive after her declining career as an author. Plus, a group of lawyers and doctors are busted in a massive trip-and-fall scheme. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 09/20/2021)   CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform [https://www.freeform.com/show/40ae2af2-10c8-4766-9598-5c769c087267/about-the-show] and Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/scam-goddess-9b6dbb88-4789-4069-bedb-3dfd3a084f23]! Order “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes" here: Hachette Book Group [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press]   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod [https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod/] Laci Mosley: @divalaci [https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/] Eliot Glazer: @eliotglazer [https://www.instagram.com/eliotglazer?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   Research by Kaelyn Brandt   SOURCES: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/lee-israel-can-you-ever-forgive-me-oscars-2019-true-story-richard-e-grant-a8758241.html [https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/features/lee-israel-can-you-ever-forgive-me-oscars-2019-true-story-richard-e-grant-a8758241.html] https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a23084048/can-you-ever-forgive-me-lee-israel-true-story/ [https://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/arts-and-culture/a23084048/can-you-ever-forgive-me-lee-israel-true-story/] https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=94461486 [https://www.npr.org/2008/09/10/94461486/how-a-successful-biographer-became-a-forger] https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/meet-the-author-who-considered-her-forgeries-to-be-her-best-work/ [https://nypost.com/2018/10/15/meet-the-author-who-considered-her-forgeries-to-be-her-best-work/] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/arts/lee-israel-a-writer-proudest-of-her-literary-forgeries-dies-at-75.html [https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/08/arts/lee-israel-a-writer-proudest-of-her-literary-forgeries-dies-at-75.html] https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/attorneys-and-doctors-new-york-charged-defrauding-businesses-and-insurance-companies [https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/attorneys-and-doctors-new-york-charged-defrauding-businesses-and-insurance-companies] Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam [https://siriusxm.com/scam].

It's that time of year, students are finishing school for the summer, and some are graduating for good. Now imagine being unable to graduate because you owe money to your school, despite being promised a debt-free education. Laci welcomes the fabulous Zachariah Porter and Jonathan Carson (Camp Counselors Podcast) to the show to discuss the fiasco behind Jay-Z's Roc Nation school launched at Long Island University in downtown, including text messages of admissions and makeshift studios. Stay schemin’!   Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com [ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com].   Check out the Camp Counselors Podcast [https://www.campcounselorspodcast.com/] CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform [https://www.freeform.com/show/40ae2af2-10c8-4766-9598-5c769c087267/about-the-show] and Hulu [https://www.hulu.com/series/scam-goddess-9b6dbb88-4789-4069-bedb-3dfd3a084f23]!   Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod [https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Laci Mosley: @divalaci [https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/] Zachariah Porter: @zachariahporter [https://www.instagram.com/zachariahporter?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==] Jonathan Carson: @hellomynamesjon [https://www.instagram.com/hellomynamesjon?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]   Research by Kathryn Doyle    SOURCES https://www.avclub.com/jay-z-roc-nation-university-mislead-students [https://www.avclub.com/jay-z-roc-nation-university-mislead-students] https://www.bkmag.com/2025/04/08/jay-z-roc-nation-school-brooklyn-debt-free-scholarship-scam/ [https://www.bkmag.com/2025/04/08/jay-z-roc-nation-school-brooklyn-debt-free-scholarship-scam/] https://hiphopdx.com/news/jay-z-roc-nation-school-criticism-debt-free-promise [https://hiphopdx.com/news/jay-z-roc-nation-school-criticism-debt-free-promise] Get access to all the podcasts you love, music channels and radio shows with the SiriusXM App! Get 3 months free using this show link: https://siriusxm.com/scam [https://siriusxm.com/scam].