CONgregation, Laci is joined today by producer and writing genius Justin Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn). Together, they listen to the music and dig into the story of this week's scammer, Mike Smith, a suburban dad and aspiring musician who made $10 million by creating thousands of fake listeners to stream his (also fake) music so he could rake in the royalties.

Plus, in this dad-centric episode, Laci asks: Are love, credit, and tax accountants a scam, a scheme, or the real thing? Stay schemin’!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com.

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Justin Halpern: @justinshalpern




Research by Kathryn Doyle 



SOURCES

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/streaming-fraud-fake-streams-mike-smith-1235500686/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-musician-charged-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bots-streaming-music/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RpxiEuGuUw



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CONgregation, Laci is joined today by producer and writing genius Justin Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn). Together, they listen to the music and dig into the story of this week's scammer, Mike Smith, a suburban dad and aspiring musician who made $10 million by creating thousands of fake listeners to stream his (also fake) music so he could rake in the royalties.
Plus, in this dad-centric episode, Laci asks: Are love, credit, and tax accountants a scam, a scheme, or the real thing? Stay schemin’!
Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at <a href="mailto:ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com</a>.
Follow on Instagram:
Scam Goddess Pod: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" rel="noopener noreferrer">@scamgoddesspod</a>
Laci Mosley: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/" rel="noopener noreferrer">@divalaci</a>
Justin Halpern: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/justinshalpern?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==" rel="noopener noreferrer">@justinshalpern</a>
 
  
Research by Kathryn Doyle 
 
SOURCES
<a href="https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/streaming-fraud-fake-streams-mike-smith-1235500686/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/streaming-fraud-fake-streams-mike-smith-1235500686/</a>
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-musician-charged-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-musician-charged-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence</a>
<a href="https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bots-streaming-music/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bots-streaming-music/</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RpxiEuGuUw" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RpxiEuGuUw</a>
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Scam Goddess is an award-winning comedy podcast dedicated to fraud and all those who practice it. Every episode, the Scam Goddess herself Laci Mosley (iCarly, Better Call Saul) covers the hottest scams on the streets today while also giving in-depth breakdowns of the wildest robberies, rackets, and capers throughout history. It's like true crime, but without all the death—aka True Con! Plus, Laci's always joined by hilarious guests like Conan O'Brien, Miranda Cosgrove, Jameela Jamil, JB Smoove, Nicole Byer, or Matt Rogers. Join the Scam Goddess "Con-gregation" to experience the funny side of fraud. And as Laci always says, stay schemin'!

New episodes every Tuesday. Classic episodes re-released every Friday.

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CONgregation, Laci is joined today by producer and writing genius Justin Halpern (Abbott Elementary, Harley Quinn). Together, they listen to the music and dig into the story of this week's scammer, Mike Smith, a suburban dad and aspiring musician who made $10 million by creating thousands of fake listeners to stream his (also fake) music so he could rake in the royalties.

Plus, in this dad-centric episode, Laci asks: Are love, credit, and tax accountants a scam, a scheme, or the real thing? Stay schemin’!

Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends by emailing us at ScamGoddessPod@gmail.com.

Follow on Instagram:

Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod

Laci Mosley: @divalaci

Justin Halpern: @justinshalpern



Research by Kathryn Doyle 



SOURCES

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/streaming-fraud-fake-streams-mike-smith-1235500686/

https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/north-carolina-musician-charged-music-streaming-fraud-aided-artificial-intelligence

https://www.wired.com/story/ai-bots-streaming-music/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RpxiEuGuUw

A Star Wasn't Born w/ Justin Halpern

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/6588fd1e-1f70-4acb-ad9a-b47301416329/transcript