November 18, 2019
EP. 8 — The Marijuana Manipulator with James Mastraieni
We back at it, Con-gregation! This is Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci kicks back with comedian, writer, and podcaster James Mastraieni (Too Effin’ High, Florida Girls) to talk about the curious case of the Instagram marijuana fraudster who dupes would be customers into buying weed that will never appear.
Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera
Sources:
https://help.instagram.com/789164081427334?helpref=related
https://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/1ygw9k/a_warning_to_those_thinking_of_buying_trees/
https://hightimes.com/news/weed-scams-trending-instagram-people-falling-for-them/
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/11/us/cannabis-planted-vermont-statehouse-trnd/index.html
This episode is brought to you by Atlas Coffee Club (www.atlascoffeeclub.com/scam).
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