This episode, hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond discuss Belle Gibson (a scammer) and Orson Welles, (an accidental scammer). Belle Gibson benefitted from a fictional cancer diagnosis, and Orson Welles made every effort to let the public know that his broadcast of The War of The Worlds was completely a work of fiction. Fake News! Hazel Eyes! Coffee Enemas! Links to help this episode make sense: The Original Broadcast of The War of the Worlds in 1938 What is The Streisand Effect? The ...
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 18
ANOTHER SPECIAL GUEST!!!! Actor John Ullyatt joins Stephanie Wolfe on this episode to discuss his worst holiday of all time. Stephanie shows off her French while naming wines and difficult connoisseurs. Rudy Kurniawan goes for badminton bad-guy-ness, and Jose can't decide what his name is. Check out these links: Our fabulous guest host John Ullyatt Coconut Taxis in Havana The statue of the women and the rooster and the fork. Yes. That. Rudy Kurniawan The (Thomas) Jefferson bottles. SCAMTIME is a...
Jul 19, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Welcome to SCAMTIME where your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond share the scams that we find the most scammy-scammerson of all the scams. This episode, Nik Russian's Great Reality TV Swindle and Paolo Macchiarini unromantic tracheas. SCAMTIME is a proud member of the Alberta Podcast Network ; locally grown and community supported. This episode is sponsored by Park Power and The Edmonton Community Foundation and the Well Endowed Podcast. Nik Russian Raven's Ait Island (Not the isla...
Jul 05, 2021•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Co host Karen returns to join Stephanie for another round of scammie-scammersons. After starting off with some creepy stories, Stephanie covers the Hollywood Con-woman and Karen tells the story of John and Anne Darwin. We also name drop a LOT of celebrities Things to help this episode make sense: More info on John and Anne it IS Enrique! Not Enriquo Tyra Banks didn't get scammed Clinton Carew Scamtime Jingle: Paul Morgan-Donald https://paulmorgandonald.com/ Scamtime Art: Stephanie Wolfe Find us ...
May 31, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Stephanie and guest host Mark Bellamy wonder at the world of decietful doctors and spoiled socialites. Mark kicks the episode off with big news about why he is learning to knit, and then tells us the story of Dr. Farid Fata, oncologist (or on CON ogist). Then Stephie shows off her dialect training as she slams Russian socialite Anna Sorokin for her brand name badness. Farid Fata Anna Sorokin La Mamounia Resort and, in case you want to buy a FOURTEEN HUNDRED DOLLAR HOUSECOAT... Balenciaga (slam!)...
May 02, 2021•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Your hosts Stephanie and Karen mark one full year of pandemic-hood by doing what we do best: trying to avoid talking about the pandemic, (and failing), and then sharing stories of frauds and scams. This week on Scamtime: Brice Carrington fakes his own accomplishments, and Rick Singer fakes the accomplishments of others. THIS EPISODE IS FILLED WITH EXCELLENT, VERY PROFESSIONAL SOUND EFFECTS! Things to make this episode make sense: Some Brice history The Varsity Blues episode of "The Con" Wolverin...
Mar 22, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Stephanie Wolfe's kitchen renos are finished and Karen Johnson-Diamond is causing water damage in her house. Yet they STILL found time to record this episode of Scamtime. Hear all about the twists and turns of Marianne "Maire" Smyth and polka to the ponzi played by Jan Lewan Stephanie grew up with Polka!!! Karen doesn't know when the Irish Constitution was written! Things that will help this episode make sense; THE blog! That Johnathan Walton wrote and Bob's ex-wife found The Con (Narrated by Wh...
Mar 07, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Scamtime is back with a helluv an episode! This is one ROYAL scam, and our guests, sisters Shelley Frost and Linda Young, give us all the deets about the tsunami of assholery behind their brand new book "Her King, The Con" Cuba! The Squad! And hey, what ever happened to those laptops? Here are some great links! Her King, The Con on Amazon Her King, The Con at Barnes and Noble Podcast reccomendation: Music for the Quarantined Soul Podcast reccomendation: Crimetown Presents the Ballad of Billy Bal...
Feb 07, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Karen and Stephanie are taking a few weeks off. Karen will be arranging travel for her Nigerian Prince husband who is bringing her $2,700,000, and Stephanie will be in jail for tax fraud. See you in a few weeks! Scamtime Jingle: Paul Morgan-Donald https://paulmorgandonald.com/ Scamtime Art: Stephanie Wolfe Find us on Twitter @scamtime Find us on Instagram @fraud.broads email us at @thebroadgap@gmail.com Episode is Live Published: Dec. 13, 2020 @ 6AM Edit Unpublish Add a Transcript Get episode be...
Dec 21, 2020•4 min
In episode 10, Karen's mouth gapes astonishingly as Stephanie tells a 9/11 scam she'd never heard of. Stephie's mouth gapes in astonishment at the kick-assery of Karen's mom Sandy dealing with a scammer. Also, enjoy a scam shared by Justin (who is astonished that his name came out of Karen's mouth) Email us at thebroadgap@gmail.com and tell us about scams you think we should know about! Things to help this episode make sense: Here's the podcast Music For The Quarantined Soul Here's the podcast T...
Dec 13, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Stephanie and Karen get some good ol' girl hang out time with their guest Jan Alexandra Smith. Jan feels scammed by a woman, but she's really OK with it. Karen shares a phone scam (not the kind you are thinking) and Stephanie gives a dialect lesson and an incredible dramatic reading of a scam email. Special thanks to Jan Randall for sharing his email scam! Things to make this episode make sense: In case you aren't familiar with it, this is a big box store called WALMART The Crown on IMDB ALL OF ...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 9
This time, THIS time on SCAMTIME....it gets personal. Karen shares the story of how a family member was recently scammed. Like this JUST happened a few weeks ago. Stephanie would like to "Catch (the scammers) if she can" (HINT!) Dave got scammed but came out unscathed Frank scammed and came out better for it. Karen tried really hard to make the sound quality good and Stephanie got a new kitchen! Things to make this episode make sense: THIS is the word Stephanie was trying to think of: Deadhead /...
Nov 16, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Episoe #7 features our first SPECIAL GUEST STAR Mark Bellamy !!! Mark woos Karen and Stephanie with a romance scam about Marcel Andre Vautour (if it's a romance scam, can you call it a SCROmance?) Stephanie and Karen perform an INCREDIBLE radio drama about diamonds (no, not Neil Diamond) while Stephanie shares the horrors of wedding planner scams Finally, Karen reports on how many times Mickey Mouse and Iron Man have been arrested. From Elmo to horse weddings to Vietnam, this episode tells THREE...
Nov 08, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Stephanie brings you "The Missing Cryptoqueen" and Karen 'cheers' her on. Ruja Ignatova is a convicted Bulgarian Fraudster. She is best known as the founder of a Ponzi sceme known as OneCoin. She was the subject of the 2019 BBC podcast series The Missing Cryptoqueen . Wendy Brown just wanted to get her highschool degree, and one other thing... Pre pay for your dental work! She-Shacks! Slow-mo! Things we talk about in this episode: Transcend Coffee Karen's favorite dentist that she loves, Dr Joni...
Oct 18, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 6
One oldie timey scam and one from just six years ago. One man. One Woman. Two Boxes and a bunch of junk sellers. Karen and Stephie tell each other about Count Victor Lustig and Elizabeth Holmes. Things that MIGHT make this episode make more sense: Patrick Jones and 'The Vault' can be found on this Youtube Channel 'Cheddar' Schrodinger's Cat: Wire Fraud "The Boys" Twitter: @scamtime Insta: @fraud.broads thebroadgap@gmail.com Music by Paul Morgan Donald Art by Stephanie Wolfe...
Oct 04, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 5
It's the Salimillievanilliji episode! Stephanie tells us about Salim Damji Karen tells us about Milli Vanillli Teeth whitening! Lip syncing! Game show hosts! Plus: What would your hosts Stephanie and Karen do with each other's SIN numbers? Theft vs Fraud: https://davidsongregory.com/areas-of-practice/fraud-vs-theft The Milli Vanilli Carefree gum commercial: https://youtu.be/po3bLGgL6Lc Eggs Benny Casserole https://www.cookingclassy.com/overnight-eggs-benedict-casserole/ Scamtime Jingle: Paul Mor...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond discuss scams we have known and loved. Join in! In this episode: Fyre the mechanics! Stephanie Talks about the Fyre Festival Karen talks about the Mechanics who took advantage of her 21 year old self Also in this episode: Stephanie makes up Karen's new favorite word! Scamtime Jingle: Paul Morgan-Donald https://paulmorgandonald.com/ Scamtime Art: Stephanie Wolfe Find us on Instagram @fraud.broads email us at @thebroadgap@gmail.com Karen didn't ...
Sep 13, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Who Ponzi-ed before Ponzi? Are you a real artists if you are a 'scam' artist? In this episode Karen and Stephanie talk so fast that they mispronounce words like "month" and "ten" Scamtime Jingle: Paul Morgan-Donald https://paulmorgandonald.com/ Scamtime Art: Stephanie Wolfe Things to help this episode make more sense: Hemiplegia is a condition caused by brain damage or spinal cord injury that leads to paralysis on one side of the body. It causes weakness, problems with muscle control, and muscle...
Sep 06, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Your hosts Stephanie Wolfe and Karen Johnson-Diamond discuss scams we have known and loved. Join in! Links to randomly mentioned stuff below! Charles Ponzi was a bit of a hottie! https://www.biography.com/crime-figure/charles-ponzi
Aug 30, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Karen and Stephanie are fascinated by the scams that pepole perpetrate, pass up, or place confidence in. Have you been suckered in? You are not the only one. Listen to this podcast and...we've got an island in florida we'd love to sell you. Been scammed? Wanna share? thebroadgap@gmail.com
Aug 21, 2020•7 min
Sure, it's been over a year, but here's a trailer to tell you who we are and that we are proud to have joined the Alberta Podcast Network. Locally Grown, Community Supported 1WxxoPgusd50a30Ujias
Jul 28, 2020•29 sec0
