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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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