The (Not So) Charitable Cheat with Gabe Dunn (Fraud Friday)
Summary
Scam Goddess Lacey Mosley hosts Gabby Bernstein, author of *I Hate Everyone But You*, to discuss personal scams and the "Circle Game" pyramid scheme. Gabby shares a story about being scammed by a man using a baby as a distraction during a sale. The episode then critiques Donald Trump’s charity foundation for laundering money and settling lawsuits, highlighting systemic corruption and the normalization of unethical behavior among the wealthy.
Topics discussed
Intro ads: UnitedHealthcare, OxyClean, and Lexus
Guest intro: Gabby Dunn and her books
Gabby's past scams and hotel charger tricks
Story: Getting scammed by a man with a baby
Police response to the scam and lack of action
Explaining the 'Loom Circle' pyramid scheme scam
Twitter giveaway scams and the 'eco-god' of robbers
Break ads: Sebastian Maniscalco, Mint Mobile, OxyClean
Historic Hoodwinks: Intro to Trump's charity scams
NY Attorney General lawsuit against Trump Foundation
Trump's conflicts of interest and government as a scam
Eric Trump's foundation and the $10k blue dog painting
Money laundering through art and the myth of meritocracy
Trump's largest donation to his own hotel fountain
Dissolving the foundation and charity transparency issues
Celebrity poverty porn and the Big Short comparison
Break ads: Sebastian Maniscalco, OxyClean, Vela Bio
The $69M ventilator scam by a random Twitter user
NY State procurement failures and guest socials
Outro ads: Sebastian Maniscalco, TNA, Pepperidge Farm, Venmo
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