The Curious Case of Benja-Scam Button w/ Josh Brekhus

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What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, Josh Brekhus joins the show to discuss, Frédéric Bourdin a serial imposter who took on about 500 identities, convincing many that he was a school age runaway well into his adulthood. Plus, 19-year-old chess Grandmaster Hans Niemann is accused of cheating with vibrating anal beads. Stay Schemin’! Sources:https://slate.com/culture/2022/09/chess-cheating-scandal-magnus-carlsen-hans-moke-niemann-anal-beads.htmlhttps://www.euronews.com/culture/2022/09/16/chess-grandmaster-denies-cheating-by-using-anal-beadshttps://www.grunge.com/292562/how-a-fake-cia-agent-convinced-people-to-rob-banks/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2008/08/11/the-chameleon-annals-of-crime-david-grann Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of Scam Goddess ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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