July 6, 2020

EP. 41 — The Scammer of All Trades with Lamorne Morris

What’s poppin, con-gregation? This week Lamorne Morris is on the pod to talk about the man who was so good at scheming that Spielberg made a movie about it. Plus the girl who “does braces.” Stay schemin! 

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Abagnale

https://www.biography.com/personality/frank-abagnale

https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/

https://www.bostonmagazine.com/news/2020/04/24/covid-19-scams/

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