October 14, 2019

EP. 3 — The Hollywood Hoodwinker with Lauren Lapkus

Welcome back Con-gregation to Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci is joined by actress, director, & podcaster Lauren Lapkus (Between Two Ferns: The Movie, With Special Guest…, Threedom) to cover the Hollywood scam artist/master impressionist who lured unsuspecting professionals halfway around the world before leaving them high and dry.

Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera

 

Sources: 

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/hunting-con-queen-hollywood-1125932

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fbi-seeks-more-victims-hollywood-con-artist-marvel-executive-targeted-1137712

https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742818984/the-story-of-a-scam-that-lured-hollywood-professionals-to-indonesia?t=1564239220681

https://www.vice.com/en_asia/article/wjvmnn/hollywood-con-queen-indonesia-scam 

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49001504 

https://caymannewsservice.com/2019/07/status-scammer-guilty/

https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/07/10/10-years-for-delilah-who-orchestrated-1-9-million-scam/ 

https://caymannewsservice.com/2016/02/scammer-took-20k-in-pr-con/

This episode is brought to you by Buffy Comforters (www.buffy.co code: SCAM) and Lola (www.mylola.com code: GODDESS).

Recent Episodes

See All

March 28, 2024

What’s poppin’, con-gregation? This week we revisit our episode where Vicky Vox and Laci expose the conman who pocketed over $250,000 dollars from a government biofuel program.

March 25, 2024

What’s poppin, con-gregation? This week we revisit our episode with Brandon Kyle Goodman! Brandon joins the show to discuss an attorney who went from defending drug possession cases to conning millions from Columbian drug lords.

March 21, 2024

What’s up, con-gregation? This week we revisit our episode when Trixie Mattel scammed her way onto the podcast to discuss a man scammin’ on the gram. We’re all for a flex but it’s harder to flex from prison. Plus, Laci and Trixie talk about the hero using government contracts to scam the government. Stay schemin’, but maybe don’t post about it!