Fraud Friday: The Fake Bootsy Collins w/ Ian Lara

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 6 February 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

This week, comedian Ian Lara (Ian Lara: Romantic Comedy) joins Laci to discuss how several imposters tried to target Bootsy Collins, one of the most impactful, long-standing figures in the tapestry of American music, especially R&B, funk and pop. Plus, a Californian man is arrested for theft after stealing money from his Grindr hookups. Stay Schemin’! (Originally released 01/09/2023) CON-gregation, 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 Ian Lara: @ianlaralive Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/bootsy-collins-impostor-fake-crime-1234629225/ https://nypost.com/2022/11/23/california-man-gets-prison-sentence-for-robbing-men-he-met-on-grindr/

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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.
0:23.1	Scams,
0:25.4	car robbery,
0:29.5	and fraud.
0:31.8	Scam,
0:34.1	car,
0:34.9	robbery,
0:37.2	and fraud.
0:38.3	Scam goddess.
0:41.3	What's popping congregation? It's your girl Lacey Mosley, aka Scam Goddess.
0:45.3	And we're back with another installment of Scam Goddess.
0:48.3	The podcast is all about robbery, fraud, and those who practice it.
0:51.3	Each week I bring on some of my favorite, most hilarious comedians, and we get into it. And guys, you know, I'm very, yes, excited. Oh, it's so good to hear from y'all. Y'all having a good week. Oh, I hate to hear that. Okay, good for you. Come on, peer social. Yes, I am very excited. Today we have an amazing stand-up comedian.
1:12.4	He's a rising comic who's been featured on Comedy Central, HBO Latinos, Enronos franchise, and NBC's The Tonight Show with Jimmy Ballin.
1:20.9	Check out his new HBO Max comedy special entitled Romantic Comedy, directed by comedian and friend of the show, Aida Ruggers,
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