Wondery Presents: Scamfluencers
Done & Dunne
Hemlock Creatives
4.7 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 11 April 2022
⏱️ 8 minutes
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Summary
You never really know someone…especially online. In today’s world, the power of influence can be the
quickest path to money and fame, and it often ends in ruin. These are the stories of the world’s most
insidious Scamfluencers. And we are their prey. On Wondery’s new weekly series, join co-hosts Scaachi
Koul and Sarah Hagi as they unpack epic stories of deception from the worlds of social media, fashion,
finance, health, and wellness. These influencers claim to be everything from charismatic healers to
trusted financial insiders to experts in dating. They cast spells over millions. Why do we believe them,
and how does our culture allow them to thrive? From Black Swan Murder to a fake social media
influencer to an audacious Hollywood Ponzi schemer, each season will take the listener along the twists
and turns, the impact on victims, and what’s left when the facade falls away.
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| 0:00.0 | Your first great love story is free when you sign up for a free 30-day trial at audible.co. |
| 0:05.5 | U.K. slash Wondery. That's audible.com.uk slash Wondery. |
| 0:11.6 | Private jets, five-star restaurants, expensive champagne, how could they afford the luxury lifestyle? |
| 0:18.5 | In today's world, the power of influence can be the quickest path to money |
| 0:23.0 | and fame, but what happens when it's all built on lies? From Wondery, Scam Fluencers is a new |
| 0:29.7 | weekly podcast series that tells unbelievable true stories behind some of the world's most |
| 0:34.8 | infamous scammers. Scam Fluenters unpackes extravagant accounts of deception, |
| 0:40.7 | with co-host Sarah Haggy and Sachi Kool, |
| 0:43.7 | who discover what drove these scammers to deceive others, |
| 0:47.2 | why so many believe them, and how our culture allows them to thrive. |
| 0:52.4 | Scam Fluenters explores the stories of a fake Saudi prince who swindled millions from innocent |
| 0:57.8 | people, a teenager in Scrubs who posed as a doctor and conned elderly patients, a Hollywood actor |
| 1:04.8 | whose star role was running a massive Ponzi scheme. |
| 1:08.8 | Each season of scam fluencers will immerse you in the shocking tale of a |
| 1:13.6 | fraudster, their victims, and what happens when the facade comes crashing down. You're about to hear |
| 1:20.8 | a preview of scam fluencers. While you're listening, follow scam fluencers on Amazon Music, Apple |
| 1:26.9 | podcasts, or you can listen one week early |
| 1:29.9 | and ad free by joining Wondery Plus in the Wondery app. |
| 1:38.1 | Have you ever been an actor? You know, I was cast in a school play of mice and men. |
| 1:47.6 | Uh-huh. |
| 1:48.0 | And you played? |
| 1:49.1 | I played the old black man because no black people auditioned for it. |
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