The Rideshare Racket w/ Niles Abston

Scam Goddess

Earwolf

Comedy, True Crime

4.8 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 August 2024

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

How does a Brazilian immigrant become an American Uber Mafia Queen? Buckle up, 'cause Niles Abston (FXX's Dave) stops by to help tell the story of Priscila Barbosa who finessed the gig economy to make more than $780,000 before it all came crashing down. And remember Con-gregation, if your Uber driver is lit you don't have to sit! Stay schemin'! This story was primarily reported by Wired Magazine's Lauren Smiley in her article, "Priscila, Queen of the Rideshare Mafia" Pre-Order Laci’s book “Scam Goddess: Lessons from a Life of Cons, Grifts and Schemes": https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/laci-mosley/scam-goddess/9780762484652/?lens=running-press On Sunday, Sept. 22nd Laci will be hosting the Scam Goddess 5 Year Anniversary Live Show @ the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles. Buy tickets at https://regentdtla.com/tm-event/scam-goddess-live-five-year-anniversary/ Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspod Laci Mosley: @divalaci Niles Abston: @thenilesabstonshow Research by Kaelyn Brandt. SOURCES: https://www.wired.com/story/priscila-queen-of-the-rideshare-mafia/ https://www.justice.gov/usao-ma/victim-and-witness-assistance-program/us-v-wemerson-dutra-aguiar-and-us-v-priscila-barbosa-et-al

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0:00.0	Schenge, Robin Green, and Frog.
0:09.0	Scamp,
0:10.0	C, Cair, Robin Green. Cramck, Robberry and Frog
0:17.0	Scamp Goddess
0:19.0	What's Popin Congregation
0:21.0	is your girl Lacey Mosley, aka Scam Goddess back with another installment of
0:24.7	the podcast all about robbery fraud and those who practice it sometimes we love them
0:29.3	sometimes we hate them we will see along the way y', if you haven't got your tickets yet for the five-year anniversary show
0:37.2	at the region in Los Angeles, what are you doing? Quit playing.
0:40.9	I don't care if you don't live in LA. Start walking now. You will make it in time.
0:45.0	September 22nd is the five-year anniversary show of Scam Goddess, y'all know it's gonna be up and it's gonna be stuck.
0:51.0	This is not like the other shows, we're going through Live Nation, so don't be in my DMs trying to get tickets the day of. I did not produce this. So please, I'm telling y'all get these tickets early because they're going fast. And I know y'all be getting my diems with all the lifetime TV for women's
1:04.0	sob stores and I don't have time for it okay live nation.com scam
1:08.9	goddess the link is also in the footnotes of this episode get on that also my book comes out September 10th.
1:15.6	Yeah we plug in heavy up top here right scam goddess yes and if you haven't heard yet
1:20.7	scam goddess the television show coming out 2025. I told
1:24.6	y'all I will give you the visuals I'm not gonna be stingy like our Queen
1:27.4	Beyonce you will get the visuals okay you are the visuals and I will get you the
1:31.2	visuals but enough about us and me today visuals and I will get you the visuals.
1:32.5	But enough about us and me.
1:34.7	Today's episode, I am joined by a hilarious stand-up comedian who also wrote on season 3 of
1:40.6	Dave on FX and I know y'all know that show is popping like that show is
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