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1913: The Christmas Con Revisited

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Javier Leiva

True Crime, Society & Culture, Technology

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 December 2024

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

In today's Christmas episode, we delve into the story of David Ellisor, a man whose grand Christmas scheme left the city of Miami in disbelief. Ellisor, a real-life Grinch, planned to host "Christmas From Around the World," a supposed once-in-a-lifetime event promising the presence of ambassadors, live reindeer, and a spectacle of global traditions. But the event never happened. He collected the cash and made a run for it. This is a Christmas caper for the ages. Plus, listeners tell their own Christmas con stories. Merry Christmas! Happy Holidays! And I wish all of you a Happy New Year! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Creative Babel

0:03.0

Is crypto perfect?

0:07.0

Nope. But neither was email when it was invented in 1972.

0:12.0

And yet today we send 347 billion emails every single day.

0:18.0

Crypto is no different. It's new.

0:20.0

But like email, it's also revolutionary. With

0:23.9

Crackin, it's easy to start your crypto journey with 24-7 support when you need it. Go to crackin.com

0:29.8

and see what crypto can be. Don't invest unless you're prepared to lose all the money you invest.

0:33.4

This is a high-risk investment, and you should not expect to be protected if something goes

0:35.7

wrong. All right, so it's that time of year when many of us are hopping in our cars, taking long road trips, sitting in traffic, or waiting in the airports for hours and hours and hours, traveling to see friends and family.

0:50.3

And so I wanted to reissue one of my Christmas specials.

0:54.6

Yes, a pretend con artist Christmas special called The Christmas Con.

0:59.0

So you may have heard this one before, but it's been a while for me,

1:02.3

and I got a kick out of listening to it again.

1:05.5

So enjoy.

1:07.1

This is the Christmas con.

1:09.4

During the Christmas season, Santa sends an elf to every child's home to see if they're being naughty or nice.

1:16.2

All day, they watch their child, never blinking and never moving,

1:20.4

and each night they return to the North Pole to report back to Santa.

1:25.7

Who came up with the elf on the shelf? Seriously. Who thought it was a good idea to

1:31.0

hide an elf each and every night? It never fails. My wife and I head to the bedroom. I lay down,

1:37.3

I turn over, close my eyes, and sit up in a panic. Did you remember to move the elf? Of course I didn't remember.

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