Fraud Friday: The Fake Fossil Finder w/ Adam Conover

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Adam Conover (Adam Ruins Everything) to discuss amateur British archeologist Charles Dawson, who committed one of the greatest frauds in all of archaeological history. Plus, “Yellowstone” actress Q’orianka Kilcher has been charged with two felony counts of workers’ compensation fraud. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 09/19/2022) 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 Adam Conover: @adamconover Research by Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES: https://www.livescience.com/56327-piltdown-man-hoax.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/feb/05/piltdown-man-archaeologys-greatest-hoax https://people.com/tv/qorianka-kilcher-insurance-fraud-case-everything-to-know/

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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.
0:31.9	Scam!
0:34.1	Cards, robbery,
0:38.3	and fraud.
0:41.3	Scam goddess.
0:44.3	What's pop and congregation? It's your girl Lacey Mosley, aka Scam Goddess.
0:47.3	And we're back with another installment of Scam Goddess,
0:50.3	the podcast, all about robbery, fraud, and those who practice it.
0:53.3	Sometimes we love them. Sometimes we love them.
0:55.4	Sometimes we hate them.
0:59.3	But someone I definitely do not hate, and I'm very what?
1:02.6	Yes, excited for on the podcast.
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