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Fraud Fridays: The Fyre Fraud w/ Yassir Lester
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Length:
72 minutes
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
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Podcast episode
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It’s Friday, con-gregation! This week, we revisit our episode with Yassir Lester all about the Fyre Festival. Yassir and Laci break down false promises, class action lawsuits, and of course, that infamous “take one for the team” incident surrounding the infamous Fyre Festival. Plus a bonus music industry scam. Stay schemin! This episode was originally released on July 21st, 2020. Follow on Instagram: Scam Goddess Pod: @scamgoddesspodLaci Mosley: @divalaciYassir Lester: @yassir_lesterResearch by Sharilyn Vera. Sources:https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-46904445https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/18/how-fyre-festivals-organizer-scammed-investors-out-of-26-million.htmlhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81035279 – Netflix Documentary FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
Released:
Mar 15, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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