Scam Goddess

BookTok used to be the place where readers went to argue about their favorite authors, ship the gays, and learn which creatures their friends were sexually attracted to, and now, like all good things, it's being used to scam. Writer and comedian Ashley Ray joins Laci to discuss the Fyre Fest of book link-ups. A shared cabin, no food, in the middle of the wilderness could be a good time if properly funded; instead, it left a pack of women and one very nice male author hungry and feeling ripped off. Will there be justice or a second round of schemes?    SOCIALS: Ashley Ray: @theashleyray Laci Mosley: @divalaci    WE'RE ON YOUTUBE: Join us on YouTube! See Laci, the guests, and fraudsters: https://www.youtube.com/@ScamGoddess   SOURCES: https://www.tiktok.com/@_britunfiltered/video/7654234457108450591?_r=1&_t=ZT-98fYoRoIcmb  https://www.today.com/popculture/books/what-is-booktok-meaning-rcna70362  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f20kEAinag0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tM7_h_sFVyQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's poppin, con-gregation? Sasheer Zamata drops by the pod this week to expose the man who told people he was a government spy who needed money, and those people were like, "sure." Plus, a clip from the Scam Goddess premium show Con-Fessions, hosted by Laci and Priscilla Davies. Stay schemin! Research by Sharilyn Vera Sources:  https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/former-dea-spokesman-garrison-courtney-guilty-plea-cia-operative-4-4-million-fraud-scheme/  https://www.google.com/amp/s/federalnewsnetwork.com/people/2020/06/ex-federal-worker-pretended-to-be-cia-to-steal-millions-2/amp/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.