ScamWow

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S01E60. Mailbag: The Chicken Pot Scam Will Never Die Jan 16, 2020

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Thanks for your emails and messages! We’re doing another mailbag episode in which we find out that the legendary chicken pot scam has been around since we were just mere children, suckling our mother’s teat. That’s disgusting, sorry. Not breast-feeding. That’s beautiful. The word “teat.” Patently offensive. Makes my skin crawl. Also, we hear about those weed lollipops in New York (we all knew those were too good to be true) and DoTerra partnering with an ACTUAL HOSPITAL in Kentucky. Dear Lord, please save us from the Huns before we all turn into a bunch of lavender-scented, sickly robot drones. Yi boy.

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S01E59. Politics & The Scammer In Chief Jan 09, 2020

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Gentle reminder: there’s a literal scammer controlling the White House. Yes, politics are upsetting and the world is probably going to burn in our lifetime if things don’t change. Yes, you are completely inundated with news about our scammy administration. We get that! We also think that it’s our duty to point out scams whenever we see them. The American President is not immune to being called out as a scammer! That’s why we forced ourselves to do this episode. We’re documenting all of the major scams that Donald Trump has been part of so that we don’t forget them. Hopefully, this info mobilizes us to fight for change. This episode is like getting your wisdom teeth out: it hurts and it’s unpleasant, but it’s so necessary and your mouth will be much healthier afterward.

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S01E58. Have Yourself A Scammy Little Christmas Dec 26, 2019

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Happy Holidays, fam! We’re taking a few minutes to catch up and bring you the miniest of mini episodes today. I suppose they could get mini-er but then we’d be living in Marwen and no one even saw that movie, I don’t think. Except Steve Carell, and even he probably didn’t watch the whole thing. Marwen sounds a lot like My Wife - ever think about that? I was watching old Borat episodes on YouTube last week and, I’ll tell ya what, they still hold up! Very much cringe! Did I ever tell you the time we made our pastor say, “I now pronounce you husband and MAH WIIFE,” at our wedding? That was wonderful. Anyway! We have a mini this week and are taking next week off because we deserve it. But, of course, we get antsy if we aren’t working hard enough, so we’re going ahead and launching our first exclusive Patreon episode. It’s so fun and good. Caity and I just walked through the West Hollywood, whispering to each other about the products. It doesn’t have much to do with scams, but it’s wonderful. Subscribe to our Patreon if you want to hear it. I guess that’s it. I’m about to spend a week with my family so please #pray4me. Love you! -Sue

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S01E57. Baby Formula and An Emotional Baby Dec 19, 2019

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Merry Impeachment morning, everyone! In honor of this special day, we’re talking about a guy with a GoFundMe, one leg, and a dream. It’s Brian Kolfage and his personal quest to build a wall along the southern border of the United States and he’s a NOTED SCAMMER, folks! Also, we’re taking a look at the depressing stuff that Nestle does to scam people into buying its products, especially mothers in developing countries. Also, that Bill Gates documentary is a wild ride! This is a political episode so if you’re not that, keep it moving.

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S01E56. James Coker’s Dad Was A Scammer Dec 12, 2019

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Comedian and friend of the show, James Coker, is in the UCB studio sharing his family secrets! You’ll have to listen to hear all the juicy tea, but let’s just say his parents drove a British Rolls Royce when he was growing up and it confused the other drivers to see a child in the driver’s seat. Before there was Baby Driver, there was James Coker.

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He’s the guy you love from this Spectrum commercial

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S01E55. Shane Dawson, Jeffree Star, and YouTube Scams w/ Mackenzie Thomas Dec 05, 2019

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Pop culture correspondent Mackenzie Thomas is back to talk about her favorite scammy guilty pleasure: YouTube. Together with Producer Cait Moldenhauer, Sue and Mackenzie carefully analyze the problematic influencers, Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star. They talk about Shane Dawn’s most recent Jeffree Star documentary, the Conspiracy Palette, algorithms, and whether these YouTubers are scamming themselves most of all. Plus, Mackenzie is writing a scholarly paper on Trisha Paytas and we can’t wait to read it!

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Further Reading:

BET Article on Jeffree Star's Racism

The Verge Article on Conspiracy Palette

Vice Article on Conspiracy Videos

Buzzfeed Article on YouTube Algorithm

Shane Dawson’s YouTube Channel

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S01E54. Thank You, Listeners! Nov 28, 2019

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To show how thankful they are for their listeners, Sue and Caity have a very special mailbag episode. Your emails, voicemails, and DMs are all here in one place. From conspiracies about Shane Dawson’s videos to theories about the Kardashians and creepy voicemails from people who are NOT in the FBI, they’ve compiled all of your feedback and scams in one place for you to enjoy. Now, go get a cupcake or a leftover and come back. We love a leftover. Also, hooray for meds!

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Further Reading:

The Scammy Wedding Coordinator via Reddit

Shane Dawson YouTube Scam via Reddit

More About Shane and Jeffree, via The Verge

Harvard Professor Joan Donovan Who Studies YouTube

Pain Called The Fifth Vital Sign

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S01E53. Polygamist Con Artists w/ Web Crawlers Nov 21, 2019

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Wow, wow wow! It’s a piping hot one today, folks. Sue and Caitlin are doing a deep dive into the many scams of the polygamist cult, The Kingston Clan, with Melissa Stetten and Ali Segel from Web Crawlers! They’re talking about energy scams, Turkey (the country), creepy Bountiful Babies, and way more. Plus, Sue almost gets scammed by her insurance company. Buckle up: it’s gonna be a wild ride.

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Further Reading:

The Bountiful Baby Website

VICE Article on The Baby Graveyard

Bloomberg’s Coverage Of The Energy Scam

LA Times Coverage of Energy Scam

CBS Coverage of Energy Scam

Check Out Web Crawlers!

Web Crawlers on Twitter

Web Crawlers on Instagram

Web Crawlers on Patreon

Web Crawlers Merch

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S01E52. Live Show That Ruins Your Childhood Nov 14, 2019

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Sorry to ruin your childhood but the guy who created all your favorite boy bands - the Backstreet Boys, N’SYNC, and LFO - is a total scammer. That’s right: at their first live show at the UCB Sunset, Sue and Caity talk about legendary boy band scammer, Lou Pearlman. Turns out, he also conned people with blimps, banks, and butts. He liked any scam that started with a B! Hope you enjoy it!

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S01E51. Dispatches From An Italian Honeymoon: The Airbnb Scam! Nov 07, 2019

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Sue is reporting live on everything from TikTok’s CandyKen to which horror films you should walk out of. Then Sue breaks brings us some shady Airbnb booking scams. Caitlin is on her way to California for the first ever ScamWow Live Show (Come to our live show!!) on Sunday, November 10 at UCB Sunset in LA. Finally, Scam-spondant and past guest, Danielle Gibson, calls in from Italy, because she was just scammed on her honeymoon! Find out if an “Italian mama’s boy can out drama a Leo Bride?!” THESE SCAMS DON’T SLEEP!

Come to our live show! Sunday, November 10 at UCB Sunset.

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