Welcome back to our scattered schedule of scams! We are your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond and we'll bring you the scams that our tickling our fraud fancies at the moment. This episode: Karen talks about almost falling for a Facebook Marketplace scam, and Stephanie brings us a bank heist to beat all bank heists! Bots! No Guns! Floaty-gigs! Things to help make this episode make sense Wanna see a HEIST live on stage? See HEIST at Vertigo Theatre in Calgary Stephanie mentions this...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Well Stephanie and Karen went away, but scams sure didn't. We're always going to tell you about them, but probably not as frequently as before. Join us for our first episode in...forever. It's Season FOUR of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investi...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 6
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode, Karen shares the story that just broke in January about romance novelist Susan Meachen (Trigger warning: discu...
Feb 20, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 45
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode, Stephanie shares the scammy smell of the Lularoe Leggings Multilevel Marketing Scheme, and Karen teases her sc...
Jan 16, 2023•1 hr 26 min
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. WE LOVE OUR LISTENERS! Thanks to a listener named Karen (EXcellent name...) we bring you today's episode that might even be mor...
Dec 23, 2022•58 min•Season 3Ep. 43
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode; Karen meditates on imposter T. Lobsang Rampa and Stephanie updates us on 3 of her previous scams: 1)The Gucci ...
Nov 27, 2022•58 min
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode; Stephanie concludes the story of The Bush Boys (If you haven't listened to episode 40, you'll probably want to...
Nov 17, 2022•55 min
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode; Karen looms around the story of Heather Tallchief, Loomis armored car thief, and Stephanie beats around the Bu...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 22 min
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In this episode; Stephanie searches for lost art stolen by the Nazis in WWII, and Karen SWATS you across the face with the trut...
Oct 24, 2022•1 hr 36 min
Thanks for your patience as we repaired this episode. If you downloaded it before 2022/10/04, please download this version. It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists , though at times we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. In ...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 39 min
It's Season THREE of SCAMTIME! A podcast where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share stories of liars, cheaters, hoodwinkers and swindlers, not to mention scoundrels, dirtbags, bamboozlers and toeheads. We are not investigative journalists though, at times, we have played the part of investigative journalists in our daily lives as actor/improvisers. This week, Karen gives and Academy Award to a fake Oscar prank , and Stephanie is head-to-toe tickled with the Gucci Billionair...
Sep 18, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. Sometimes the gals get too busy to dig deep into some real Scammy McScammersons, so in this episode they offer you some 'summer nuggets'; quick little peeks into the world of a bunch of scams they want to follow up on later. Duckbill Platypuses! Cats shaped like boxes! Gullibility! Here are some things to help this episode make sense...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. In this episode, Karen throws the book at archivist Greg Priore, and Stephanie paints a picture of prodigy artist Marla Olmstead. 400 year old bibles and 4 year old artists. Would you commit a crime if you knew no one would be hurt and you'd probably never be caught? And is the scammer in Marla's story actually the media? George Wash...
Jun 20, 2022•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week, Stephanie and Karen are joined by some past guest hosts (Mark Bellamy, John Ullyatt and Jan Alexandra Smith) to play the scammiest game there is: ABSOLUTE BALDERDASH. Here is how you play the game: One player reads out a word/date/name to the others. They each write down a made-up, but believable definition/event/descripti...
Jun 02, 2022•49 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week, Stephanie digs up a buried treasure scam in the U.K. ( Layton Davies and George Powell) and Karen 'delivers' the story of a self titled "Archbishop" who promised infertile women 'miracle babies' (Gilbert Deya) Heritage Chickens! Vikings! Weak weak vessels! Here are some things to help this episode make sense: Geocaching! S...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week guest host Trevor Leigh tell us about a bunch of MITs making MILLs and Karen shares the very current fake kidnapping of Shari Papini Hit! Double Down! Branded shoulders! Things to help this episode make sense: "Skins" for your skis 21 - the movie - starring Laurence Fishburne The Alberta Podcast Network . check out all the ...
Apr 24, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 31
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week Stephanie talks about the Amazing Randy, debunker of mentalists and 'healers'. Karen shares some of the worst and weirdest April Fools jokes/tricks/scams. Dusty phone lines! Larry King! Things to help this episode make sense: 630 CHED Radio Edmonton An Honest Liar - The Documentary Discussing Documentaries - The Podcast Uri...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week Stephanie and Karen tell you about Shaleia and Jeff Ayan and the Twin Flames Universe, and the story of the 2009 Balloon Boy! Mushrooms! Falcons! Restraining Orders! Things to help this episode make sense: That not-so-complimentary Vanity Fair Article about Jeff and Shaleia New York Times article The Victims of Scammers Are...
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week Stephanie and Karen have a couple of fun little nuggets, and they are joined by good pal Trevor Leigh. Trevor has knocked the gold leaf and plaster off of an excellent scam and brings us the story of Jonathan Tokeley-Parry. (My goodness! Doesn't that just sound like the name of a fancy British gentleman dandy?) Egypt! Trunk...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 28
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes. This week Stephanie circles around crop circles and Karen dances around the American National Ballet. Gun Bras! Dave! Doug! Fractals! Things to help this episode make sense: Tiger ice cream That Spider crop circle! Julia Set...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds, bamboozlers and hoodwinkers, and fun hoaxes where no one was actually harmed (but Paul is Dead). This week, Karen's sister Kimmy (author, editor and Beatlemaniac) fill us in on more details of the Paul is Dead hoax of the 60s/70s. Wackjobs! Urn Me On Edmun! FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA FA! Things to help this episode make sense: (click the links) Kermit the Frog sings Once in a L...
Feb 14, 2022•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 26
Note: This is our final episode for 2021. We'll be back in February with more Scammy MsScamface Scamaramadingdongs! Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds...and unsubstantiated eastern religious symbols. This week, Stephanie talks about fake kidnapping scams and Karen goes through the clues that help YOU decide...Is Paul Dead? A woman named Karen! A man named Brito! Beans! Beatles! Here are some links to help this ep...
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds...and baby FBI agents This week Karen gets on the scam-nugget train with some circus scams, and Stephanie talks about Alan, Eric, Precious and THE WIFE; all made up names in a Ghana Princess scam. Brenda Towers! Agent Martin Shaw! Mermaids! Mike! Things to help this episode make sense: Uncut money in sheets! Gold Bars! CSIS Canada The Greatest Showman Colonoscopies The Fiji/Feej...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds...and talking eyeballs This week, Karen tells the story of Charles and Diana....Ingram. Not the Royals. Who Wants To Cheat On A Game Show!? Stephanie has some tasty scam nuggets shared by folks who have fallen victim to these Scammy-McScammers. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Lifelines! Encyclopedias! 1080p 4000 lumens HDMI input 80 watt laptop bulb! Morsels! Here are some links ...
Nov 07, 2021•57 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Welcome to SCAMTIME, a true crime podcast where your hosts Stephanie and Karen talk about all sorts of cons and frauds.....and the adjective 'bucolic' (not a disease). In this episode, Karen covers "Pepsi's Number Fever" or "The 349 Incident" , while Stephanie takes us to school with the story of Esther Reed who stole the identity of a missing woman. Winning Numbers! Background Checks! Grape Fanta! Things to help this episode make sense: (click the links) Pepsi Number Fever Commercials Shih Tzu ...
Oct 25, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 22
In this episode, Stephanie tells us the real story of a fake Picasso, Elmyr de Hory and Karen picks a real "winner", lottery scammer Eddie Tipton. Neither of these scammers have anything to do with Bibimbap or Debbie. We don't know who Debbie is. Any similarity to any Debbies real or fictional is unintentional. Cubism! 16.5 million dollars! Turkeys playing craps with their little drumsticks! Things to help this episode make sense: Elmyr de Hory Elmyr de Hory's Self Portrait Pablo Picasso 'The Fo...
Oct 11, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 21
With Stephanie live on stage in Edmonton for the next few weeks, Karen gets the chance to play with guest host Mark Bellamy we share scams from Miami and Borneo about Saudi Arabian Princes and Bornean Prospectors. Gold Goldfinger Gold Standard Scams Jimi Hendrix and the Queen! Check out these links: Somewhere in Time - The Movie The Grand Hotel Fellow APN Podcast "It's a Conspiracy! " https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/he-actually-believes-he-is-khalid-the-odyssey-of-a-counterfeit-saudi-pr...
Sep 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Doctor Doctor! This week The Fraud Broads, Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond get MEDICAL! Dr. James Barry (real doctor) and Malachi Love-Robinson (not real doctor) are the subjects of this week's episode. Ally McBeal! Loser brothers! Sesame Street!!! Things to help this episode make sense: Malachi Love-Robinson has a FACEBOOK PAGE!! That video from WPBF 25 In some photos, Dr. James Barry looks like Canada's first Prime Minister Whatshername Podcast SCAMTIME is a proud member of the Alber...
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Hello Scamtime listeners Stephanie and Karen are back in September, and in the meantime you get to listen to some of our favorite past episodes. Meet Scott, the toehead. Scamtime is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network. Locally grown, community supported This episode of Scamtime is brought to you through the generous support of The Calgary Foundation and the Business Council of Alberta
Aug 30, 2021•1 hr 13 min
about 10 months ago, Karen and Stephanie shared two scams that have proved to be very popular; one famous, and one closer to home The real voices of the scammers! If you are revisiting this episode with us, have fun. If you are hearing these scams for the first time you'll be shaking your head. SCAMTIME is a brand new proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network. Locally grown, community supported. This episode of SCAMTIME is sponsored by The Edmonton Community Foundation and Taproot Edmonton SCA...
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 22 min
