The Top 10 Scammers of All Time - PART 1 w/ Ashley Ray

Happy 5-year Scamaversary Con-gregation! To celebrate this momentous occasion, all-star guest and resident Shaun King expert Ashley Ray returns to help us count down #10 through #6 on our list of the podcast's Top 10 Scammers of All Time. We'll be providing juicy updates to every scammer's story since we first covered them on the podcast while also recapping what makes them worthy of the Scam Goddess Hall of Fame. Who will scheme, con, and cheat their way to the #1 spot?? Tune in to find out!

 

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt.

 

SOURCES:

https://www.michigandaily.com/arts/b-side/a-comprehensive-history-of-caroline-calloway/

https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-scammer-and-the-scammed

https://www.booksquadgoals.com/blog/is-caroline-calloway-a-scammer

https://www.vice.com/en/article/caroline-calloway-snake-oil-scam-leaving-new-york/

https://twitter.com/bitch_rights/status/1138277895380525061?lang=en

https://www.reddit.com/r/SmolBeanSnark/comments/14ufe5r/the_true_story_of_the_creativity_workshops/

https://www.wmagazine.com/story/caroline-calloway-creativity-workshop

https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/the-fathomless-mediocrity-of-caroline-calloway.php

https://www.curbed.com/2022/03/caroline-calloway-moves-out-of-her-apartment.html

https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/caroline-calloway-advice-book-profile

https://hhsclarionnews.com/feature-stories/2024/05/22/how-a-16-year-old-evaded-the-fbi-for-2-years/

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/17/us/colton-harris-moore-the-barefoot-bandit-is-sentenced-for-stealing-from-neighbors.html

https://www.historylink.org/File/22562

https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-plea-court-new-york-90741d068fd94090419fc0fd79be30cc

https://apnews.com/article/george-santos-credit-card-fraud-f723e69a777b02a2e6b87595f45c21ce

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/guide-george-santos-lies.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/former-rep-george-santos-pleads-guilty-fraud-charges-rcna129255

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/embattled-us-rep-santos-was-drag-queen-brazil-pageants-say-associates-2023-01-19/<