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Scamfluencers

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You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion, finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic hea...

Notable Guests

Bob MenendezBob Menendez2×NNatalie Cochran2×Tony RobbinsTony Robbins1×Wayne LaPierreWayne LaPierre1×Howard HughesHoward Hughes1×Napoleon HillNapoleon Hill1×JJerry Jacobson1×MMark Hofmann1×Pat NolanPat Nolan1×Maria RessaMaria Ressa1×

Episodes (269)

ENCORE: Martha Stewart: The Homemaker Hustler Part 2 | 230

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Encore: Martha Stewart: The Homemaker Hustler Part 1 | 229

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Sam Israel: Greed Is Good Part 2 | 228

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Sam Israel: Greed Is Good Part 1 | 227

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Miracle Children: The Price of Admission | 226

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Aug 10, 202656:47pending

Juliette D’Souza: The Sham Shaman | 225

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Martin Armstrong: The Man Who Bet Billions on Pi | 224

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The Wildenstein Family Part 2: The Art of the Steal | 223

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The Wildenstein Family Part 1: The Art of the Steal | 222

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Bill Mize: The Car Crash King | 221

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Trevor Milton: The Elon Musk of Semi-Trucks | 220

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John McAfee: The Antisocial Virus | 219

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ENCORE: Lance Armstrong: Tour De Fraud | 218

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ENCORE: Rod Blagojevich: All the Governor’s Men | 217

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ENCORE: Jho Low: How to Buy Friends and Influence People | 216

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Kyle Sandler: The Alabama Startup Scam | 215

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Marianne Smyth: The Fake Irish Heiress | 214

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Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz: A Farewell to Arms | 213

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Bess Myerson: Miss America on Trial | 212

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Eddie Antar: The Criminal Antics of Crazy Eddie | 211

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William Neil Gallagher: The Money Doctor | 210

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Apr 20, 202654:47failed

Sean Kingston: Beautiful Lies | 209

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Apr 13, 202651:30failed

Dana Giacchetto - Swindler to the Stars | 208

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Apr 6, 202659:48failed

ENCORE: Making Up The Grade: The College Admissions Scandal | 207

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Mar 30, 202647:10failed

ENCORE: Ozy Media: Pivot to Fraud | 206

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Mar 23, 202645:43completed

ENCORE: Melissa Caddick: Trouble Afoot | 205

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Mar 16, 202641:43failed

Bernard Lafferty: The Billionaire Butler | 204

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Mar 9, 202657:28failed

Pat Nolan: Here Comes the Bribe | 203

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The Salt Path: A Long Walk From the Truth | 202

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Jerry Jacobson: The Real Hamburglar | 201

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Matt Bergwall: Return to Sender | 200

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Napoleon Hill: The Self-Help Scammer Scion | 199

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Brittish Williams: Out of Bounds | 198

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Charlie Javice: Fake It Til You Make It | 197

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ENCORE: Billy Mitchell: Truth or Kong-sequences | 196

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ENCORE: Sandy Jenkins: Have Your Cake And Steal It, Too | 195

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Lawless Planet: A Polygamist Cult-Leader’s Billion-Dollar Biofuel Scam | 194

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The Cipriani Family: Bribes and Bellinis | 193

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Calvin Darden Jr.: The Flashy Failson Fraud | 192

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Clifford Irving: The Howard Hughes Hoax | 191

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Alan Todd May: Black Gold, Red Flags | 190

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Studio 54: Tax Evasion! At the Disco | 189

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Rick & Rosario Ames: The Spy Who Told Too Much | 188

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ENCORE: Mike Milken: When Junk Was King | 187

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ENCORE: Bob Menendez: Bad Romance Part 2 | 186

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ENCORE: Bob Menendez: Bad Romance Part 1 | 185

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Natalie Cochran: The Pharmacist Femme Fatale Part 2 | 184

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Natalie Cochran: The Pharmacist Femme Fatale Part 1 | 183

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Mark Hofmann: The Mormon Murderer | 182

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