EP. 8 — The Marijuana Manipulator with James Mastraieni

We back at it, Con-gregation! This is Scam Goddess, the #1 pod dedicated to all things fraud! This week Laci kicks back with comedian, writer, and podcaster James Mastraieni (Too Effin’ High, Florida Girls) to talk about the curious case of the Instagram marijuana fraudster who dupes would be customers into buying weed that will never appear.

Research Assistant: Sharilyn Vera

Sources:

https://help.instagram.com/789164081427334?helpref=related

https://www.reddit.com/r/trees/comments/1ygw9k/a_warning_to_those_thinking_of_buying_trees/

https://hightimes.com/news/weed-scams-trending-instagram-people-falling-for-them/

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/07/11/us/cannabis-planted-vermont-statehouse-trnd/index.html

This episode is brought to you by Atlas Coffee Club (www.atlascoffeeclub.com/scam).

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