March 22, 2021

EP. 78 — The Bread Bamboozler with Sam Richardson

What’s poppin, con-gregation? Sam Richardson joins us to discuss a bogus UK baker with no oven and a fake government scam. Also, a Bruno Mars catfish story gone wrong. Stay schemin!

Research by Sharilyn Vera. 

SOURCES:

https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/dishonest-baker-who-warmed-freshly-19447322

https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9524664/bruno-mars-impersonator-scams-texas-woman-out-of-100000

https://www.tmz.com/2021/02/10/bruno-mars-catfish-texas-100k-money/

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