EP. 96 — The 90 Day Fake Fiancé with Clark Moore

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Clark Moore joins us to discuss a particular scam involving the Ukrianian Marriage industry. Plus, we look into how scammers are taking advantage of billionaire MacKenzie Scott’s pledge to donate half her fortune. Stay schemin’!

Research by Kaeyln Brandt.

Sources:

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-57358241

https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/british-man-duped-of-250000-on-pretext-of-marriage-to-a-ukrainian-3886691.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/24/business/mackenzie-scott-giving-scams.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/20/business/mackenzie-scott-philanthropy.html

https://nyfights.com/worldwide/no-i-didnt-pull-a-cancer-scam-says-podcaster-jonathan-leir-aka-jonny-straws/

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