Corsicana, Texas is home to four things: Exxon, the Navarro Cheer team, the largest fruitcake manufacturer in the world, and the embezzlement of said largest fruitcake manufacturer in the world. Over the course of 10 years, Sandy Jenkins, Coll

Leave Room for Jesus: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker Scam Evangelists Out of $150 Million

Sep 19th, 2021 1h 22m

Question of the scam: We all live for an experience or at least a 4-day vacation - but what if your experience was at a religious-themed theme park? Would you spend $1,000 to attend a Christian version of Disneyland? Scam City is back for seaso

Don’t Hate the Player, Hate the Game - How Jerome "Uncle Jerry" Jacobson McScammed $24 Million from McDonald's Monopoly

Nov 26th, 2019 57m 1s

Question of the scam: We all have a friend who seems to know someone who knows someone. So imagine that your homegirl presents you the opportunity to “win” a contest for a million dollars. You have to decide three things: do you do it, yes or n

"Love In This (Scores Strip) Club": Hustlers Movie Recap

Sep 14th, 2019 1h 9m

*Spoilers Ahead (even though you already know the story since you listened to our "Make That Money, Don't Let It Make You" episode, right?!)*In this very special bonus episode of Scam City, Taylor and Cass discuss Lorene Scarfaria's masterpie

Make That Money, Don't Let It Make You: The Real Life Hustlers at Scores

Aug 1st, 2019 50m 2s

In March of 2019, the internet was #SurvivingCardiB. The hashtag, an obvious play on Lifetime’s Surviving R. Kelly docu-series, was in response to an old video of Cardi admitting to drugging and robbing men back in her dancing days as a means o

Scamming, But Make It Fashion: Anna Delvey Takes Things From Rich People

Jun 10th, 2019 1h 7m

With her oversized black sunglasses, Supreme athleisure, and Rimowa suitcase, Anna Delvey (real name Anna Sorokin) posed a German heiress and scammed hoteliers, influencers, NYC elite, and the damn SWISS BANK in order to social climb in Manhatt

The S In Theranos Stands For Scam

Apr 19th, 2019 1h 3m

At the age of 19, Elizabeth Holmes promised to disrupt the multibillion-dollar blood testing industry with her revolutionary finger-prick tests. The flashy Board! The turtle necks! The deep voice! The generational white wealth! It all helped to

It Be Your Own Parents: The College Admission Scandal

Mar 15th, 2019 1h 9m

Applying to college is a laborious task. For most people it means sobbing while you re-write your common app essay 19 times or questioning if losing your sanity is worth your parent's ability to flex to their friends with where you're pursuing

Trailer: Scam City

Feb 20th, 2019 48s

Welcome to Scam City, a new podcast where two regular girls who love a good story about a conman (or con woman) break down the wildest scams and what led to its downfall. Join pop culture writers Cass Alcide and Taylor Davis every week for di

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