EP. 101 — The Coupon Trap House with Nicole Parker

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, comedian Nicole Parker joins us to discuss a group of housewives who ran a fraudulent coupon operation that earned millions of dollars. Plus, somebody’s scamming Nickelback fans. Stay Schemin!

Research by Kaeyln Brandt

Sources:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9789433/Arizona-women-busted-25-MILLION-counterfeit-coupons-inspired-new-movie-Kristen-Bell.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/personal-finance/massive-counterfeit-coupon-ring-busted-in-arizona-2012-7

https://couponsinthenews.com/2013/03/12/counterfeit-coupon-ringleader-pleads-guilty/

https://jillcataldo.com/woman_bought_600_counterfeit_coupons/

CBS TV’s “Pink Collar Crimes”, 2018, Season 1 Episode 7, “The Queen of Coupons”

https://nypost.com/2021/05/07/nickelback-fans-are-now-getting-catfished/

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