Squid Games & Losing Coins w/ Flawless Kevin

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

This week, Laci welcomes Kevin Ninh, aka FlawlessKevin (Squid Game: The Challenge), to unpack the story behind the viral cryptocurrency SQUID — a scam that rode the wave of the first season of Squid Game on Netflix. The creators made off with approximately $2.5 million, inspiring the second season of the show to feature a crypto scammer character who exploits fellow players on the island. Plus, in Scammer of the Week, a California pastor and former city council member is hit with an 11-count federal indictment after allegedly defrauding friends and a nonprofit out of more than $230,000. Stay schemin’! Keep the scams coming and snitch on your friends and family by emailing us at [email protected]. CON-gregation, catch Laci's TV Show Scam Goddess, now on Freeform and Hulu! Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Kevin Ninh: @flawlesskevin Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/11/01/viral-squid-game-cryptocurrency-crashes-100-in-minutes-after-founders-reportedly-run-away-with-25-million/ https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824 https://www.wired.com/story/squid-game-coin-crypto-scam/ https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/12/squid-scam-podcast https://www.klfy.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/654640996/the-wacky-story-behind-the-squid-games-coin/ https://gizmodo.com/squid-game-cryptocurrency-scammers-make-off-with-2-1-m-1847972824 https://www.securities.io/5-worst-rug-pulls-in-crypto/ https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/22/business/ruja-ignatova-cryptoqueen-fbi-most-wanted-cec https://www.cryptopolitan.com/squid-game-takes-a-jab-at-crypto-scammers-in-latest-season/ https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-03-08/san-bernardino-pastor-alleged-con

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0:00.0	Scam!
0:01.0	Cards.
0:02.0	Robbery and fraud.
0:05.0	Scam.
0:06.0	Cards.
0:07.0	Robbery and fraud. and I'm back with another
0:23.0	installment of the podcast all about robbery, fraud, and those who practice it. Sometimes we love them.
0:28.0	Sometimes we hate them. Sometimes we're confused by them. You really just never know. And Congregation,
0:34.8	you already know I'm very what? Yes, excited. I haven't said that in a while.
0:38.5	I keep the girlies on their toes a little bit, okay? We've been switching it up just a bit, okay?
0:42.4	Today we have a content queen on the show, someone who's been killing a YouTube game since 2010.
0:48.1	Okay, this is one of the first people on YouTube when YouTube was starting to get cute.
0:52.3	What was I doing in 2010? Crime.
0:55.7	So this beauty blogger has taken the flawless fam, love that name, on a journey from lifestyle,
1:02.9	DIY to life advice, LGBTQ content, and more. Recently, she was player 187 in Netflix's Squid Game, The Challenge. Some, like myself,
1:13.9	has speculated that Player 187 might have sparked admiration and inspired for
1:18.1	her inspiration for Squid Game season two, where there was a character Cho Junju that
1:25.2	people saw some similarities with.
1:28.2	And I want to know how she feels about that and what she thinks about that.
1:32.4	But congregation first, I want to let you know that I'm thrilled to invite this queen to our show for the first time.
1:38.4	Flawless Kevin, welcome to the show.
1:40.4	Thank you for having me.
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