January 11, 2024

EP. 224.5 — Fraud Fridays: The Bread Bamboozler w/ Sam Richardson

Happy Fraud Fridays Con-gregation! We revisit our episode with the Emmy Award winning comedian and actor Sam Richardson about a bogus UK baker with no oven and a fake government scam. Also, a Bruno Mars catfish story gone wrong. Stay Schemin’!

 

This was recorded March 1st, 2021.

 

Research by Sharilyn Vera

Sources:

 

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/dishonest-baker-who-warmed-freshly-19447322

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9524664/bruno-mars-impersonator-scams-texas-woman-out-of-100000

https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/10/bruno-mars-catfish-texas-100k-money/

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