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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/steve-comisar/subscribe Scam Junkie is a true crime podcast like no other. Hosted by Steve Comisar, aka Brett Champion, The Don of Con, you will learn the secrets to scamming cultivated from The Don’s 25 year career as a legendary con man making him millions of dollars and cementing his place as one of the most prolific and charismatic con men of all time.
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On Betches Media's Not Another True Crime Podcast, hosts Danny Murphy and Sara Levine are your partners in wine, crime, and time as they recap the buzziest true crime documentaries and travel back in history to discuss little-known crimes from the past.
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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT: Season 3, Episode 1, is a recent episode of Not Another True Crime Podcast, who did an entire episode on The Don of Con, entitled, Steve Comisar: Serial Scammer. We are airing it here for all of our Scam Junkie fans to enjoy. The Don loved it and we know you will too. Click to send us a voicemail message on our Spotify for Podca…
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Season 3 Preview to Scam Junkie - All new subscribers get a free Scam Junkie t-shirt. It’s only $4.99 per month and we will refund your money if you are not satisfied no questions asked. Click here to subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MGcb4NbMme2ZeOIfIPozm?si=-eW8fkwYTVCcCn-rIxu63A
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Willy's Chocolate Experience - AKA The Fyre Fest Of Chocolate Factories
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Sara and Danny are back for the final time, to cover Willy's Chocolate Experience in Glasgow - an event organized by a company named House of Illuminati, that was giving more Fyre Fest than "Pure Imagination." Sara and Danny get into it all, from the AI generated, spelling error-riddled poster, to the off-brand character of The Unknown (a terrifyin…
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The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist Ft. Josh Gondelman
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This week, Sara is joined by writer and comedian Josh Gondelman to cover a story from his hometown of Boston: the still-unsolved Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist. In 1990, two thieves dressed as policemen walked into the museum in the middle of the night, and carried out the single largest property theft in the world, stealing 13 paintings val…
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Sara and Danny are back to cover the self-proclaimed "Jeffrey Dahmer of fraud,” Steve Comisar. But first, Sara shares a self-imposed scam of her own, with a recent Uber Pool trip that went off the rails. Then, they get into the extensive grifting resume of Beverly Hills conman Steve Comisar, who shilled everything from solar-powered clothes dryers,…
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How The Cut's Financial Advice Columnist Was Scammed Out Of $50K
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This week, Sara and Danny cover the viral story from The Cut's own financial advice columnist, Charlotte Cowles, who was the unlikely victim of a scam that cost her $50,000. They get into Cowles' article, which details how over the course of just one day, the scammers - posing as Amazon employees and and FTC agents - successfully convinced her that…
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Sara and Danny are joined by Sky Borgman, director and producer of the new documentary series The Truth About Jim, now streaming on MAX. The documentary follows 32-year old Sierra Barter, as she investigates whether or not her step grandfather, Jim Mordecai, was a serial killer. Skye shares her storytelling approach, how Jim might have flown under …
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Sara and Danny are joined by Emmy Award-winning television host, veteran journalist, and bestselling author Tamron Hall, to talk about the latest book in her Jordan Manning series Watch Where They Hide. Tamron shares the real life cases that inspired the novel, how she identifies with the character of Jordan, and the emotional process of writing th…
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This week, Sara and Danny cover the civil fraud case of Denver pastor Eli Regalado and his wife Kaitlyn, who claimed they were directed by God to sell millions in fake crytocurrency through the Kingdom Wealth Exchange. They're accused of pocketing $1.3 million for their own extravagant lifestyle that included a Range Rover, vacations, luxury handba…
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Sara and Danny are back this week with another con artist from Down Under: Samantha Azzopardi. They get into the innumerable fake identities (including that of a 14 year old girl, and the actress Dakota Johnson) that she adopted along her way from the Sydney suburbs, to Dublin, to Calgary, to prison, and back to Australia, where she once again enco…
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The Vanishing Of Fraudster Melissa Caddick
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This week, Danny covers the mysterious story of Australian conwoman Melissa Caddick. After falling victim to a romance scam in her early 20s, she pivoted to becoming a scammer herself, cheating friends and family out of millions. As the law began to catch up with her, Melissa mysteriously disappeared, only for a disembodied foot matching her DNA to…
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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT: Season 2, Episode 6, Advance Fee Loan Scams, The Don of Con, and Supercop Ryan Horn, reveal the most popular loan scams and how to detect them: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TzfphQzdB7i1olSgtBLlB?si=9kiHU80cT5-C07ObXQNd2A
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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT: Season 2, Episode 5, Money Lending Scams: The Con Man & The Cop, hosted by Steve Comisar, The Don of Con, and Ryan Horn, Supercop extraordinaire, discuss the various types of lending scams prevalent today and how to detect and avoid them. To subscribe click here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TzfphQzdB7i1olSgtBLlB?si=NtuWOAHATa…
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Sara is joined by Betches News director Amanda Duberman to unpack the 2nd season of MAX's docuseries The Curious Case of Natalia Grace, which focuses on Natalia's side of the story. Sara and Amanda get into it all: Natalia's traumatic experiences with the Barnett family, how things unfolded with her new family, the Mans, the "twist" ending, and and…
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Re-release: Victim F Ft. Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn
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Ahead of Netflix's American Nightmare, dropping on January 17th, we're taking a look back at Sara and Danny's interview with Denise Huskins & Aaron Quinn, the subjects of this three-part docuseries . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Betches Media
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🚨 NEW EPISODE ALERT: Dating Scams - Part 2 - Season 2 - Episode 4 - Guest Ryan Horn, Law Enforcement expert and The Don warn listeners what to look out for when looking for a relationship. To subscribe click here: https://open.spotify.com/show/6TzfphQzdB7i1olSgtBLlB?si=unYQf5uWS7uNcbFsTRLA6A
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🚨NEW EPISODE ALERT: Season 2, Episode 3, Dating Scams - The Don discusses how he got scammed by a bottom feeding whore who pretended she loved him, asked him for a new laptop computer, and as soon as she got it she was gone. If this evil prostitute fooled The Don then anyone can get taken. The lesson is when you are dating and meet someone who imme…
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Updates On Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Epstein Documents, And Jen Shah Vs. Andy Cohen
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Sara and Danny are back with some top-of-the-year crime updates. First, Gypsy Rose Blanchard is out of prison after 8 years, and making waves on social media with comments about her husband Ryan. Next, the first batch of long-awaited court documents pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein have been released, with a number of high profile names mentioned. And…
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NEW EPISODE ALERT: Season 1, Episode 3, The Con Man & The Cop with hosts Steve Comisar, The Don of Con, and Ryan Horn, super cop. To subscribe click here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MGcb4NbMme2ZeOIfIPozm?si=ONFxaYaVQqiKAPJ7eegg6w
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New promo for The Con Man & The Cop from Ryan Horn, co-host. Click here to subscribe: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MGcb4NbMme2ZeOIfIPozm?si=qIvlZH2KSH6lDYzipdVpCA
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Re-release: The Curious Case of Natalia Grace Docuseries Recap
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Ahead of The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks, dropping tonight on MAX, here's a look back to Sara and Danny's recap of the previous 6 part series in 2023. The Curious Case Of Natalia Grace dives into the Barnett family and the strange events that unfolded starting from Natalia's adoption, to the suspicions about her age, police involv…
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The Don of Con’s Promo for The Con Man & The Cop 🚨
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The Don’s promo for The Con Man & The Cop. To subscribe click here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2MGcb4NbMme2ZeOIfIPozm?si=zxTON8wkTiqd7F-HthsB4
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Sara and Danny are back with some holiday scams you should be aware of: gift cards, QR codes, "Smishing," ChatGPT, and a pyramid scheme gift exchange. SOURCES: https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/shopping/2023/12/11/gift-card-scam-card-draining-holiday-shoppers-christmas/71876923007/ https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/12/scammers-hide-h…
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