EP. 93 — The Invisible Sculptor Scam with JB Smoove

What’s poppin’ con-gregation? This week, JB Smoove joins us to discuss an Italian artist who sold an invisible statue for thousands of dollars. Plus, a Florida man is charged with impersonating a doctor while injecting botox into patients while drinking. Stay schemin’!

Research by Kaeyln Brandt.

Sources:

https://scrubsmag.com/fake-doctor-real-botox-and-lots-of-booze-jacksonville-man-arrested-in-fl/

https://www.republicworld.com/entertainment-news/whats-viral/artist-sells-invisible-sculpture-for-over-rs-13-lakh-says-the-vacuum-is-nothing.html

https://www.art-rite.it/en/news/detail/14491

https://www.forbes.com/sites/augustinefou/2021/06/04/artist-sells-invisible-sculpture-adtech-sells-the-same-thing/?sh=1676ed0b67a0

https://hypebeast.com/2021/6/salvatore-garau-lo-sono-invisible-sculpture-18k-usd-sale

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