Fraud Friday: Saints & Scammers: The Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker Story w/ Sarah Marshall

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 26 September 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Sarah Marshall (You’re Wrong About Podcast) to discuss the scams of televangelists Jim Bakker and Tammy Faye Bakker from their start with a puppet ministry to a full-blown waterpark, Heritage USA, and so much more. Additionally, the discovery of money inside a bathroom wall at Joel Osteen’s megachurch has raised questions about potential fraud. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 01/24/2022) CW: Mention of sexual assault CONgregation, catch Laci's TV Show, Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Did you miss out on a custom signed Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes book? Look no more, nab your copy here on PODSWAG Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.biography.com/news/tammy-faye-jim-bakker-relationship-scandals https://abcnews.go.com/US/scandals-brought-bakkers-uss-famous-televangelists/story?id=60389342 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plumber-finds-cash-checks-loose-toilet-wall-joel-osteens-lakewood-chur-rcna7512 https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/televangelist-tammy-faye-bakker-became-unlikely-ally-aids-crisis-rcna2059 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-03-30-mn-594-story.html

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0:00.0	What's popping, congregation?
0:02.5	It's your girl Lacey Mosley, aka Scam Goddess.
0:05.0	Welcome to an episode of Fraud Fridays, where we release older episodes from the
0:11.6	Scam Goddess Vault.
0:13.0	That's right, Fraud Fridays is where we bring back your favorite episodes from behind
0:16.8	the paywall.
0:18.1	Enjoy this episode from behind the paywall.
0:20.3	And as always, stay scheming.
0:23.2	Scams,
0:25.4	car robbery,
0:29.5	and fraud.
0:31.9	Scam!
0:34.2	Cards, robbery,
0:38.3	and fraud. Game Goddess!
0:41.3	What's popping congregation?
0:44.3	We're back in another joyous day that scams has made.
0:48.3	How y'all doin? Come on, parasycial relationship.
0:51.3	Oh, good for y'all. Oh, damn, I hate to hear that. Ooh, you down bad, sis. All right, well, hopefully it's all good news while you talk to your headphones or your radio. Today we have, guys, what am I excited? Yes, you know, I am. I'm very, I'm very, I know I always try to really amp it up each time, but I always love the guest that we get.
1:11.1	And this is such a great guest, huge get.
1:13.0	Y'all already know the girl, but I'm still going to introduce her.
1:15.6	Today we have the amazing journalist and podcast hosts on the show.
1:18.9	She hosts the popular podcast You're Wrong About, where she does deep dives into events,
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