SNEAK PEEK: Scam Goddess Book - "Chapter 1: Religious Scams"

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Haven't snagged Laci's Scam Goddess book yet?? Enjoy this exclusive sneak peek of the audiobook's first chapter. A message from Laci: "I’m truly humbled and grateful for the years of support and love you all have shown me, and seeing that this show has also given you joy and security has lifted me up. We went from a little podcast to a book and soon a TV show. There are no words for my gratitude. Life is a scam, everything is made up, so make sure to CONjure up your dreams. Grab your copy and join me in laughing at the madness of my scams and scams around the world!” Order the Scam Goddess book here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press In Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes, Laci recounts how her scammer instincts have guided her throughout her life—from a religious childhood in rural Texas, to a stint as a city bartender at what might have been a drug front, to swindling her way past the gatekeepers of Hollywood—recounting the greatest true-crime scam stories that inspired her along the way. Whether it’s by the beauty industry, capitalism, or the people we date, we’re all getting scammed. In this book, Laci identifies the secrets to flipping the script and coming out ahead.

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0:00.0	Schenge, Robin Free, and Frog.
0:09.0	Scamp,
0:10.0	C, Cair, ROG BAM CARES, RIBBRAE and FROG
0:17.0	SCAM Goddess Congregation!
0:21.0	My book SCAM Goddess Lessons from a Life of Cons Life of Conscripts and Schemes, is officially out now!
0:27.0	I would not have this book without the congregation, and I am really exposing myself the scams I've run the scams I've been a part of and the times I've been
0:36.3	scammed along with some of my favorite true crime stories over the past five years
0:41.2	So if you haven't bought it yet, I want to give you a sneak
0:44.0	peek of the book's first chapter, Religious Scams. This is where I kind of
0:48.7	fell in love with scams and also had some happen to me at the church. Here it is. Enjoy.
0:56.0	Religious scams.
0:59.0	Some scams are easy for me to digest.
1:02.0	Others go down like a blazer wigg a hennessy.
1:05.2	The absolute racket that is organized religion is one of those throat burning ones.
1:10.4	Even though I have no problem speaking critically about organized religion, I still feel a deep connection to the powers that be.
1:16.7	Church has always played a big role in my life. It shaped me as a kid. These days though, I consider myself more of a bedside Baptist. I go to church for the
1:25.2	major holidays because they're lit, but other than that my participation is limited to
1:29.6	the occasional pop-in to take a photo and post it online to my mother sees that I haven't
1:33.8	forgotten the Lord. I was born in a little old town called Terrell Texas. I
1:38.6	know you haven't heard of it because nobody has unless you're Jamie Fox then you have heard of it because you were born
1:44.6	there too. Yes, Jamie Fox and my mom went to school together. No, they didn't
1:49.0	date. No, Jamie Fox is not my dad. Yes, I wish you were. Just kidding, Daddy who is not Jamie Fox but should have been.
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