June 6, 2024
EP. 245.5 — Fraud Friday: Bluffing Bertha w/ Nore Davis
Happy Friday, Con-gregation! This week, we revisit our episode with comedian Nore Davis where we discuss Big Bertha, who took her scams to the stage. Stay schemin’!
This episode was originally released Dec. 1st, 2020.
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Research by Sharilyn Vera.
Sources:
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/big-bertha-heyman-the-confidence-queen/
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-was-bertha-heyman-grifter
https://literock969.com/secret-sister-gift-scam-is-back-for-the-2020-holiday-season/
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