Happy Holidays, Con-gregation! We are revisiting our episode with Ayo Edebiri, one of our wildest episodes as we dig deep into the controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!

Happy Holidays, Con-gregation! We are revisiting our episode with Ayo Edebiri, one of our wildest episodes as we dig deep into the controversial tale of Linda Taylor, the Welfare Queen!

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'!

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The Welfare Queen w Ayo Edebiri (Fraud Friday)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/a6a28784-1d1c-4bd3-9e13-b4ac0177e220/transcript

BookTok used to be the place where readers went to argue about their favorite authors, ship the gays, and learn which creatures their friends were sexually attracted to, and now, like all good things, it's being used to scam. Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Laci to discuss the Fyre Fest of book link-ups. A shared cabin, no food, in the middle of the wilderness could be a good time if properly funded; instead, it left a pack of women and one very nice male author hungry and feeling ripped off. Will there be justice or a second round of schemes? 

 

SOCIALS:

Ashley Ray: @theashleyray

Laci Mosley: @divalaci 

 

WE'RE ON YOUTUBE:

Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess

 

SOURCES:

https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb 

https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQ

BookTok used to be the place where readers went to argue about their favorite authors, ship the gays, and learn which creatures their friends were sexually attracted to, and now, like all good things, it's being used to scam. Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Laci to discuss the Fyre Fest of book link-ups. A shared cabin, no food, in the middle of the wilderness could be a good time if properly funded; instead, it left a pack of women and one very nice male author hungry and feeling ripped off. Will there be justice or a second round of schemes?&nbsp;
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SOCIALS:
Ashley Ray: @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/theashleyray/?hl=en#">theashleyray</a>
Laci Mosley: @divalaci&nbsp;
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WE'RE ON YOUTUBE:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess
&nbsp;
SOURCES:
<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb">https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&amp;_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362">https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQ">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQ</a>

Fyre Fest of BookTok with Ashley Ray

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/fb587af5-da0a-4067-b59f-b4c600fe6d68/transcript

What's poppin, con-gregation? Sasheer Zamata drops by the pod this week to expose the man who told people he was a government spy who needed money, and those people were like, "sure." Plus, a clip from the Scam Goddess premium show Con-Fessions, hosted by Laci and Priscilla Davies. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera

Sources: 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/ 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/

What's poppin, con-gregation? Sasheer Zamata drops by the pod this week to expose the man who told people he was a government spy who needed money, and those people were like, "sure." Plus, a clip from the Scam Goddess premium show Con-Fessions, hosted by Laci and Priscilla Davies. Stay schemin!
Research by Sharilyn Vera
Sources:&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/">https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/</a>

The CIA Swindler with Sasheer Zamata (Fraud Friday)

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/9248d804-0dcc-4ac6-9242-b4c200d40c43/transcript

Kerry Coddett, actress and comedian known for her work in Flatbush Misdemeanors, Ramy, Crashing, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, joins Laci for one of the most colorful scams we've ever covered. In Astoria, Queens, one couple scammed multiple members of their immigrant community with one of the ugliest houses ever seen on Zillow.  Multiple fronts, including a fashion house, delayed justice, but as with most scams, greed eventually caught up with the perpetrators. 

SOCIALS:

Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess

Find Kerry Coddett on Instagram @overfab

SOURCES

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 

https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme

https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/

https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.html

Kerry Coddett, actress and comedian known for her work in Flatbush Misdemeanors, Ramy, Crashing, and The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore, joins Laci for one of the most colorful scams we've ever covered. In Astoria, Queens, one couple scammed multiple members of their immigrant community with one of the ugliest houses ever seen on Zillow.&nbsp; Multiple fronts, including a fashion house, delayed justice, but as with most scams, greed eventually caught up with the perpetrators.&nbsp;
SOCIALS:
Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess">https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess</a>
Find Kerry Coddett on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/overfab/?hl=en">@overfab</a>
SOURCES
<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/realestate/queens-real-estate-fraud.html?unlocked_article_code=1.mk8.d-iS.Nsr2d5cWNFO7&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme">https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/queens-man-pleads-guilty-real-estate-fraud-scheme</a>
<a href="https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/">https://nypost.com/2025/09/17/real-estate/the-dark-story-behind-the-most-colorful-house-in-queens/</a>
<a href="https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home">https://toptenrealestatedeals.com/weekly-ten-best-home-deals/home/as-seen-on-zillow-gone-wild-queens-most-colorful-home</a>
<a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.html">https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article311691934.html</a>

The Most Colorful Home in Queens with Kerry Coddett 

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/clips/0734355c-deef-44c2-a9c5-b4bf004bdadb/transcript

The Welfare Queen w Ayo Edebiri (Fraud Friday)

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