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Hi, Haggy.

Hey, Satchie.

Do you have any New Year's resolutions this year?

You know what? I'm not really a resolutions gal.

Just existing is enough for me. You do strike me as someone who's just happy to be there, you know?

Well, I'm asking you this because when I think about someone who set some really ambitious personal goals and stopped nothing to achieve them,

I think about a guy by the name of Zach Horowitz or Zach Avery depending on how you ask. Do you remember him?

Yes, I do remember him.

He was really close with Howard Schultz from Starbucks if I recall. Yeah, they were best friends.

Well, Zack was one of the very first scammers we ever covered on this show way back in April of last year.

And honestly, I still can't get his absolutely cursed saga out of my head.

Which is why over the next three weeks we'll be re-aaring all three episodes of Hollywood Ponzi scheme.

I like to think of it as a cautionary tale for this reflective time of year.

It's all about what happens when you try a little too hard to achieve your goals and you end up creating an entirely new identity in the process.

Sarah?

What do you think of when I say Hollywood scam?

I think of 3D movies like I have to pay five extra dollars to wear some dumb glasses that don't work.

And then I have to give them back after.

Okay. Well, you're setting the bar really, really high, but I feel like I can still clear it.

I have a bunker story about a wannabe actor who pulled off one of the biggest scams in Hollywood history.

By pull off, I mean, he lived the high life while lying to his friends, his family and the world.

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