How does a Brazilian immigrant become an American Uber Mafia Queen? Buckle up, 'cause Niles Abston (FXX's Dave) stops by to help tell the story of Priscila Barbosa who finessed the gig economy to make more than $780,000 before it all came crashing down. And remember Con-gregation, if your Uber driver is lit you don't have to sit! Stay schemin'!
This story was primarily reported by Wired Magazine's Lauren Smiley in her article, "Priscila, Queen of the Rideshare Mafia"
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On Sunday, Sept. 22nd Laci will be hosting the Scam Goddess 5 Year Anniversary Live Show @ the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Buy tickets at https://regentdtla.com/tm-event/scam-goddess-live-five-year-anniversary/
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.
SOURCES:
https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/
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In this week's Fraud Friday, actress Lizz Adams (Netflix’s Dead To Me) joins Laci to break down the nightmare that is multilevel marketing schemes. Watch your back! Plus, on scammer of the week, meet the bank robber who’s all bark and no bite. (Originally Released 4/21/2020)
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Research by Sharilyn Vera
Sources:
https://www.wtvm.com/2019/11/07/this-is-robbery-columbus-suntrust-bank-robbery-reportedly-barking-walls-during-interview-court-appearance-reveals/
https://mashable.com/article/multi-level-marketing-mlm-scam-avoid/
https://listverse.com/2015/11/26/10-shocking-facts-about-multilevel-marketing-schemes/
https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Amway/AUS/index.htm
https://ournextlife.com/2019/04/01/multilevel-marketing-scam
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Laci welcomes best-selling author and comedian Phoebe Robinson (2 Dope Queens) to bring you even more bad news from Washington, D.C. this time about Real Housewives of Potomac star Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, who were arrested for allegedly faking a burglary at their own home. Stay schemin’!
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Phoebe Robinson: @dopequeenpheebs
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://wendyosefo.com/about/
https://people.com/wendy-osefo-resigns-from-wesleyan-university-amid-fraud-charges-11829906
https://people.com/rhop-wendy-osefo-husband-eddie-arrested-fraud-charges-11828013
https://www.tmz.com/2025/10/10/wendy-osefo-husband-eddie-arrested/
https://pagesix.com/2025/10/15/celebrity-news/tamra-judge-claims-wendy-osefos-neighbor-knew-something-was-shady-about-burglary-claims/
https://pagesix.com/2025/10/10/celebrity-news/wendy-osefo-wore-anniversary-ring-after-husband-eddie-reported-it-as-missing-leading-to-fraud-arrest-cops/
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In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by actresses Josie Totah, Alycia Pascual-Pena & Yasmine Hamady (Dare We Say Podcast) to discuss Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta Terabelian, the leaders of a family fraud ring that collected $18 million in pandemic relief for 151 sham businesses. Plus, a load of jewelry and gems were stolen from a Brink’s truck at a truck stop along the I-5. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 08/16/2022)
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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Josie Totah: @josietotah
Alycia Pascual-Pena:@alyciadelsol
Yasmine Hamady: @childishyasmino
Research By Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-07-16/covid-fraud-conspiracy-los-angeles-ayvazyan
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-07-21/montenegro-fugitives-ayvazyan-fbi-pandemic-fraud
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-02-23/los-angeles-fugitive-family-members-covid-19-relief-scam-captured
https://www.nbcnews.com/investigations/three-fugitives-stole-18-million-covid-relief-loans-captured-montenegr-rcna17375
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11043879/The-27-minute-highway-heist-netted-100-MILLION-Thieves-secretly-tracked-truck-pouncing.html
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Laci welcomes Emmy-nominated actor and comedian Kiran Deol (Kiran Deol: Joysuck, Advanced Chemistry) to the show! Together, they discuss how a scammer from Lithuania stole over $120 million from tech giants using a taste of their own medicine: phishing emails. Evaldas Rimasauskas created fake invoices that Silicon Valley paid willy-nilly. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, “Loveboat Lolita” scammed $1.5 million out of four elderly women by posing as a man. Stay schemin’!
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kiran Deol: @shitfromkiran
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/27/phishing-email-scam-stole-100-million-from-facebook-and-google.html
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/the-phishing-swindle-that-conned-100-million-out-of-google-and-facebook
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-39744007
https://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/google-and-facebook-fraudster-pleads-guilty-to-100-million-scam
https://www.cshub.com/attacks/articles/incident-of-the-week-google-facebook-phished-for-millions
https://www.npr.org/2019/03/25/706715377/man-pleads-guilty-to-phishing-scheme-that-fleeced-facebook-google-of-100-million
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/ringleader-of-business-email-compromise-scheme-sentenced-012820
https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2024/09/27/defraud-big-tech
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/28/how-to-avoid-invoice-theft-scam-that-cost-google-facebook-123m.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/diesel-bankruptcy-jeans-company-denim-chapter-11/
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-37505760
https://ktul.com/news/local/pawnee-woman-faces-charges-for-allegedly-laundering-15m-from-online-romance-scam-victims-oklahoma-tuls-city-okc-christine-joan-echohawk-prison-jail-court-fines-fees-elderly-women-man
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/oklahoma-woman-scammed-15-million-elderly-women-posing-men-fake-romanc-rcna200614
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Laci welcomes Tracy Clayton and Josh Gywnn (Back Issue) to discuss a teenager who led authorities on a wild goose chase across the nation by stealing planes, all the while not wearing shoes. Plus, a 62-year-old artist turns being catfished into a friendship. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 10/11/2021)
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Tracy Clayton: @brokeymcpoverty
Josh Gwynn: @regardingjosh
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-life-and-escapades-of-colton-harris-moore/
https://www.foxnews.com/us/what-happened-to-barefoot-bandit-colton-harris-moore
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/colton-harris-moore-asks-judge-to-shorten-supervised-release/
https://www.justice.gov/archive/usao/waw/press/2010/nov/pdfs/10-CR-00336-INDI_31856.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/20150509001325/http://www.katu.com/news/local/63636867.html
Fly Colt Fly, a documentary by Adam Gray & Andrew Gray
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37632259
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Laci welcomes back her great friend, actor and influencer La'Ron Hines (from the Snapchat Original Series: La’Ron In A Million) to the show! Together, Laci and La'Ron dive into the Escobar Phone, one of Roberto Escobar, the late Pablo Escobar’s brother’s, many serial entrepreneurial ventures. They also unpack Delta AI pricing tools, flamethrowers, Roberto’s feud with Elon Musk, and much more. Stay schemin’!
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La'Ron Hines: @laronhinesofficial
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://9to5google.com/2025/07/22/escobar-gold-plated-foldable-prison-plea-deal/
https://fortune.com/2016/07/07/drug-kingpin-netflix/
https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/5/20850693/samsung-galaxy-fold-hands-on-ifa-2019-fixed-display-hinge
https://thenextweb.com/news/pablo-escobars-brother-escalates-flamethrower-feud-with-elon-musk-threatens-tesla-takeover
https://www.businessinsider.com/pablo-escobars-brother-roberto-escobar-selling-foldable-smartphone-2019-12
https://www.t3.com/tech/phones/the-foldable-phone-maker-that-beat-samsung-to-market-has-gone-bust
https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/escobar-fold-2-is-a-399-galaxy-fold-clone/
https://www.techspot.com/news/108761-escobar-phone-creator-pleads-guilty-scamming-buyers-never.html
https://www.courthousenews.com/seller-of-pablo-escobar-branded-flamethrowers-pleads-guilty-to-fraud/
https://www.news18.com/explainers/mkbhds-escobar-fold-scam-episode-comes-to-a-poetic-end-a-complete-timeline-9459042.html#google_vignette
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Laci welcomes Jojo T. Gibbs (Fresh, Twenties) for the 100th episode of Scam Goddess, and they discuss one of the biggest bank fraud schemes in history. Plus, someone posing as actor Colin Firth scams three Italian women out of thousands of pounds. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 08/23/2021)
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Jojo T Gibbs: @jojotgibbs
Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/john-ruffo-elusive-nyc-swindler-still-run-after-20-years-n934741
https://www.wkbn.com/news/national-world/us-marshals-asking-for-help-in-cracking-most-wanted-cold-case/
https://www.the-sun.com/news/3312321/con-artist-colin-firth/
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Laci welcomes her mentor and great friend, Yvette Nicole Brown (Community, Squeezed Podcast), to look through her binoculars and examine last month’s heist at the Louvre, which took place on October 19th at approximately 9:30 a.m. Please note that, at the time of this recording, only two suspects had been apprehended. Plus, they discuss the other robberies occurring in France around this time and the infamous incident when Kim Kardashian was robbed of her jewels. Stay schemin’!
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Yvette Nicole Brown: @yvettenicolebrown
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://abcnews.go.com/International/louvre-director-summoned-french-lawmakers-amid-ongoing-investigation/story?id=126713238
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7nrlkg0zxo
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/20/style/france-louvre-heist-worrying-escalation-intl-hnk
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/maine-tourists-louvre-jewelry-heist-paris/
https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/21/world/video/louvre-heist-social-media-vrtc
https://www.popsci.com/technology/how-louvre-heist-happened/
https://abcnews.go.com/International/french-police-arrest-2-louvre-jewel-heist-suspects/story?id=126873453
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Laci welcomes Tracie Morrissey (Pot Psychology Podcast)to dig into a man who was caught defrauding 35 of his “girlfriends” in Japan, his maybe wig, and his love of cake. Plus, a former senior advisor in the federal government was accused of stealing from New York City public schools. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 05/31/2021)
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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Tracie Morrissey: @traciemorrissey
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Laci welcomes comedians, writers, and actor besties Jenny Slate, Max Silvestri, and Gabe Liedman (I Need You Guys' podcast) to catch up on her adventures in Ireland, learning about Berlin’s KitKatClub, and getting help at the airport at any cost. They also discuss Steve Farzam, the “fake firefighter” who was arrested without bail for impersonating a first responder in connection with the Palisades fire, and his problematic hero-complex addiction that keeps landing him behind bars. Stay schemin’!
Listen to “I Need You Guys” every Tuesday on the SiriusXM app or wherever you get your podcasts.
CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu!
Did you miss out on a custom-signed Scam Goddess book? Look no more, nab your copy on PODSWAG
Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com.
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Laci Mosley: @divalaci
Jenny Slate: @jennyslate
Max Silvestri: @maxsilvestri
Gabe Liedman: @gabeliedman
I Need You Guys Podcast: @ineedyouguysshow
Research by Kathryn Doyle
SOURCES
https://magazine.atavist.com/2017/not-fuzz-police-impersonator-santa-monica-steve-farzam
https://magazine.atavist.com/2020/the-con-continues-not-fuzz-update-steve-farzam
https://smdp.com/news/crime/longtime-police-impersonator-steve-farzam-arrested-for-pretending-to-be-firefighter-during-palisades-fire/
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