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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Mosley, Laci, author.

Title: Scam goddess : lessons from a life of cons, grifts, and schemes / Laci Mosley.

Description: First edition. | Philadelphia : Running Press, 2024. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2024000716 | ISBN 9780762484652 (hardcover) | ISBN 9780762484676 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Mosley, Laci. | Podcasters--United States--Biography. | Swindlers and swindling--Biography. | LCGFT: Essays. | Humor.

Classification: LCC PN4587.2.M67 A3 2024 | DDC 791.46092 [B]--dc23/eng/20240327

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2024000716

ISBNs: 978-0-7624-8465-2 (hardcover), 978-0-7624-8467-6 (ebook)

E3-20240724-JV-NF-ORI

Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

RELIGIOUS SCAMS

JOB SCAMS

HOUSING SCAMS

SUCCESS SCAMS

FRIENDSHIP SCAMS

BODY SCAMS

FAMILIAL SCAMS

ROMANCE SCAMS

THE SCAMMER’S TOOL KIT

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Discover More

Advance Praise for "Scam Goddess"

Selected Sources and Further Reading

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