The Resurrecting Romance Novelist w/ Paula Poundstone (Fraud Friday)
· 1 h 22 min
Episode The Resurrecting Romance Novelist w/ Paula Poundstone (Fraud Friday)
In this week’s Fraud Friday, Laci is joined by the legendary Paula Poundstone (Science Court, Inside Out) to discuss Susan Meachen, an independent romance novelist who faked her death in 2020 and miraculously resurrected in 2022. Plus, a Florida woman has been arrested after a 4-year-long romance scam that resulted in the defrauding of an 87-year-old Holocaust survivor. Stay Schemin’! (Originally Released 02/13/2023)
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Research by Kaelyn Brandt
SOURCES:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/health/fake-death-romance-novelist-meachen.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/book-author-exposed-fake-suicide-facebook-group-1234655830/?fbclid=IwAR0T1Z8YBSGjkOmKkE2bqww-XVhj2142WqdD97YlxSd0QWLr_eCm8LSaJKc
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/susan-meachen-author-fake-death-b2265223.html?r=21062
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/susan-meachen-author-alleged-death-hoax
Twitter user @Draggerofliars thread: https://twitter.com/Draggerofliars/status/1610491152091717632
https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-allegedly-steals-28-million-holocaust-survivor-romance/story?id=96673243
https://www.news4jax.com/consumer/2019/04/30/how-to-avoid-falling-for-fake-online-product-reviews/
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- https://www.instagram.com/scamgoddesspod?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
- https://www.instagram.com/divalaci/
- https://www.instagram.com/paulapoundstone?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/health/fake-death-romance-novelist-meachen.html
- https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/book-author-exposed-fake-suicide-facebook-group-1234655830/?fbclid=IwAR0T1Z8YBSGjkOmKkE2bqww-XVhj2142WqdD97YlxSd0QWLr_eCm8LSaJKc
- https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/susan-meachen-author-fake-death-b2265223.html?r=21062
- https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/susan-meachen-author-alleged-death-hoax
- https://twitter.com/Draggerofliars/status/1610491152091717632
- https://abcnews.go.com/US/woman-allegedly-steals-28-million-holocaust-survivor-romance/story?id=96673243
- https://www.news4jax.com/consumer/2019/04/30/how-to-avoid-falling-for-fake-online-product-reviews/
- https://omnystudio.com/listener
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