EP. 83 — The NFT Banksy Con Artist with Aida Osman

What’s poppin, con-gregation? Aida Osman joins the show to discuss how an elusive artist used a Banksy inspired NFT to earn millions. Plus, an Australian line – dancing scheme gone wrong. Also, Scam Goddess has been nominated for Best in Crime and Justice in the 25th Annual Webby Awards. Vote here to support the podcast. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera.

Resources:

Webby Awards : https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2021/podcasts/general-series/crime-justice

https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/how-an-nft-artist-used-banksys-popularity-to-make-1-million-in-sales-e7ef4b2209d

https://nftartreview.medium.com/the-pseudo-banksy-nft-and-intriguing-aspects-of-appropriation-art-b29a4258f611

https://ycharts.com/indicators/ethereum_price#:~:text=Basic%20Info,from%20156.82%20one%20year%20ago

https://pestcontroloffice.com/faq.asp

https://twitter.com/Brinkster0x/status/1362683886174498819?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1362683886174498819%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbrinkster0x%2Fstatus%2F1362683886174498819image%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Fi.embed.ly%2F1%2Fimage3Furl3Dhttps253A252F252Fabs.twimg.com252Ferrors252Flogo46x38.png26key3Da19fcc184b9711e1b4764040d3dc5c07

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/02/line-dancing-scam-queensland-police-pursue-father-and-son-over-alleged-120000

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