The Phantom Gold Mine Fallout w/ Johnny Pemberton

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

True Crime, Comedy

4.8 • 7.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 April 2026

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

A broke CEO, the Indiana Jones of geologists, and a lovestruck mining prospector came together in the ’90s and rocked the world with the largest gold-mining scam in history. Laci welcomes actor and comedian Johnny Pemberton (Fallout, Mermaid) to tell the true tale of the downfall of the Canadian penny-stock mining company Bre-X. Stay schemin’! Don’t miss Johnny Pemberton's film: Mermaid CON-gregation, catch Scam Goddess LIVE in a city near you. 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 Johnny Pemberton: @johnny_pemberton Research by Kathryn Doyle SOURCES https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/cheating-wonders-the-6000000000-gold-mine-that-didnt-exist https://www.mining.com/web/bre-x-scandal-a-history-timeline/ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68987824 https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/bre-x-the-real-story-and-scandal-that-inspired-the-movie-gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orFsbouXYUY https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/08/the-bre-x-gold-mining-scandal-turned-part-of-the-borneo-jungle-into-a-6-billion-lie.html

Transcript

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0:00.0	Scam! Cards. Robbery and fraud. Scam. Cards. Robbery. And fraud. Scam goddess.
0:19.0	What's pop and congregation? It's your girl Lacey Mosley, aka scam goddess, coming back to you with the podcast all about comedy, robbery, fraud, and those who practice it. Sometimes we love them. Sometimes we hate them. We will see in this show. And if you are a long time listener, you already know I am what? Yes, excited, elated.
0:41.2	Today we have an amazing actor, stand-up comedian, and writer on the show. You've seen him as
0:46.7	Thaddeus, the Brotherhood's most unlikely squire on Amazon's critically acclaimed TV series, Fall Out.
0:53.2	You've also seen him in Superstore, 21 Jump Street,
0:57.0	and you've also heard his voice work in Adventure Time,
1:00.1	pickle and peanut, and y'all know my fave.
1:03.4	Bob's Burgers, yes.
1:06.2	Congregation.
1:07.2	Please welcome Johnny Pemberton to the show.
1:10.1	Hi, Johnny. Hi, welcome me. Great to be the show. Hi, Johnny.
1:11.5	Hi, welcome me.
1:12.5	Great to be.
1:14.4	Love being here.
1:15.7	Super great.
1:16.6	Cough button.
1:17.5	Yes.
1:20.3	Yes.
1:21.2	I have to do that.
1:22.2	I have to do it at least once.
1:23.4	You totally can do whatever you want.
1:25.0	Right.
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