October 28, 2019
EP. 5 — The Death Defying Duper Mark Olmsted with Jamie Loftus
What’s good, Con-gregation? Welcome back to Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci chats with comedian, writer, & podcaster Jamie Loftus (The Bechdel Cast, Robot Chicken). They dive into the many curious cons of Mark Olmsted, a man on the brink of death who became a death certificate forging, credit card stealing, insurance fraudster.
Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera
Sources:
https://www.gq.com/story/the-man-who-wouldnt-die
https://www.newser.com/story/275416/he-thought-hed-die-so-he-began-a-con-he-didnt-die.html
This episode is brought to you by Pretty Litter (www.prettylitter.com code: SCAM).
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