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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)

Imelda Marcos: The First Lady of Excess Part 2 | 181

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Imelda Marcos: The First Lady of Excess Part 1 | 180

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Wayne LaPierre: America’s Hired (and Fired) Gun | 179

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Andrew Caspersen: Rich People Problems | 178

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Brian Reader and the Diamond Wheezers: The Geriatric Jewel Thieves | 177

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Jan Lewan: From Polka Dreams to Ponzi Schemes | 176

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ENCORE: Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 2 | 175

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ENCORE: Three Weddings and a Funeral: Part 1 | 174

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ENCORE: George Santos: Putting the "Con" in Congress | 173

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ENCORE: The Pop Star and the Power Broker: Part 2 | 172

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ENCORE: The Pop Star and the Power Broker: Part 1 | 171

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Doris Payne: Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Grift | 170

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Guo Wengui: The Temu Trump | 169

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Pras Michel: The Fugee Felon | 168

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Lisette Lee: The Simple Life Of Crime | 167

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Phil Kitzer and the G Men | 166

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Earl Washington: A Rip Off the Old Block | 165

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Prince Michael Romanoff: The High Prince of Hollywood | 164

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Rocky Aoki: Hibachi’s a Bitch and Then You Die | 163

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Multi-Level Marketing: Your Product is You | 162

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ENCORE: Do You Even Grift, Bro? | 161

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ENCORE: The Memory Maker Part 2 | 160

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ENCORE: The Memory Maker Part 1 | 159

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Paul and Patricia Bragg: The Mother of All Wellness Scams | 158

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Michael Milken: When Junk Was King | 157

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Francois-Marie Banier: The French Connection Part 2 | 156

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Francois-Marie Banier: The French Connection Part 1 | 155

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Conrad Black: The Fleet Street Fleece | 154

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Lee Israel: Scammer She Wrote | 153

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Giancarlo Parretti: The Italian Job | 152

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Billy Mitchell: Truth or Kong-sequences | 151

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ENCORE: The Quarter Horse Queen | 150

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ENCORE: Gossip Girls | Part II | 149

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ENCORE: Gossip Girls | Part 1 | 148

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Priscila Barbosa: The Rideshare Robinhood | 147

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Brian Wansink: Guess Who’s Conning to Dinner | 146

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The Hitler Hoax | 145

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Eike Batista: Brazillionaire Boys Club | 144

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Take the Monopoly Money and Run | 143

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Frédéric Bourdin: No Country For Old Men | 142

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Apollo Nida: It’s Too Late to Apollo-gize | 141

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Joe Francis: Indie Sleaze | 140

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ENCORE: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: The God Fraud | Part 2 | 139

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ENCORE: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker: The God Fraud | Part 1 | 138

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ENCORE: Dr. Oz: Supplement Spin Doctor | 137

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ENCORE: The Great Syrup Swindle | 136

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John Gluck: Santa Claus is Coming to Con | 135

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All Or Nothing: The Rise of Sports Betting | 134

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The Scamfluencers Holiday Special | 133

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Bob Menendez: Bad Romance Part 2 | 132

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