In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Amanda Seales (Insecure) to discuss Kyle Sandler, a man who posed as a rich Google executive, opening up a business incubator called the Round House in Opelika, Alabama, ultimately scamming investors out of $1.9 million. Plus, a fortune teller was arrested for fraud and scamming one victim out of $50,000. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/15/2021)

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Research by Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.al.com/news/2021/05/kyle-sandler-explains-how-he-conned-opelika-out-of-19-million-on-hbos-generation-hustle.html

https://www.al.com/news/2018/08/auburn_man_pleads_guilty_to_de.html

https://www.al.com/news/2019/02/how-an-alabama-city-fell-for-a-massive-19-million-scam.html

https://www.al.com/news/birmingham/2021/04/kyle-sandler-john-mcafee-associate-who-scammed-alabama-town-out-of-19-million-featured-on-hbos-generation-hustle.html

https://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/crime/2019/03/26/lee-county-roundhouse-founder-kyle-sandler-sentenced-prison/3279308002/

https://www.foxla.com/news/fortune-teller-arrested-for-fraud-riverside-police-find-snake-voodoo-doll-satanic-items

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Laci welcomes Lauren, Rachel, and Mariah Smith (The Smith Sisters) to discuss their individual relationships with scams, and they do not disappoint. Then, they dive into the story of a mysterious New Hampshire man who’s been traveling the country for years, running a “classic pavement scam” that no one seems able to stop. He might knock on your door, and if he does, that means trouble is in town. Stay schemin’!

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Lauren Smith: @mslas

Rachel Smith: @privatecitizenrachel

Mariah Smith: @mariahmariahmariah

The Smith Sisters: @smithsisterslive

Research by Kathryn Doyle

SOURCES

https://www.cleveland19.com/2025/05/13/northeast-ohio-police-warn-residents-about-henry-stanley-his-asphalt-scam/

https://www.ky3.com/video/2024/08/27/your-side-investigation-lebanon-mo-business-owner-says-she-was-scammed-by-traveling-asphalt-company/

https://pavingprosraleigh.com/5-ways-to-identify-an-asphalt-paving-scam-before-it-happens/

https://patch.com/florida/lakeland/asphalt-paving-business-scam-uncovered-winter-haven-sheriff

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In this week's Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by Dave Schilling (Galaxy Brains) to discuss how a fake high school named Bishop Sycamore ended up playing against an elite football team on ESPN to their own dismay. Plus, a total of 15 former NFL players pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 11/08/2021)

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Dave Schilling:@dwschilling

Research by Kaelyn Brandt

SOURCES:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/highschool/2021/09/10/bishop-sycamore-football-whats-next-questionable-ohio-school/5774700001/

https://www.complex.com/sports/bishop-sycamore-lies-espn-play-on-national-tv

https://www.complex.com/sports/bishop-sycamore-lies-espn-play-on-national-tv?utm_campaign=sportstw&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social

https://awfulannouncing.com/espn/we-learned-more-about-how-bishop-sycamore-ended-up-playing-on-espn-and-its-only-getting-shadier.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

https://awfulannouncing.com/high-school/bishop-sycamore-head-coach-we-are-not-a-school-but-a-post-grad-football-academy.html

https://awfulannouncing.com/high-school/prep-gridiron-logistics-bishop-sycamore-message-boards.html

https://awfulannouncing.com/high-school/bishop-sycamore-scandal-2021-football-opponents-canceled-game.html

https://www.wpxi.com/sports/high-school-football/ohio-football-team-allegedly-lied-its-way-onto-espn-played-sto-rox-days-earlier/DO4MFXBN6RFAJIYX2MSA3UUDSU/

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