Scammed

Just in time for a worldwide pandemic, Tiff and Nicole are here to answer all your coronavirus questions. Just kidding, we recorded this March 10 and really didn't know WTF was going on. Also, bigger just kidding: WE ARE NOT MEDICAL EXPERTS. PLEASE STAY HOME AND WASH YOUR HANDS. But! We'd been meaning to talk about vitamins for a while--they've been scamming us for decades--so get informed now while the health scams are nigh. Also beware: adaptogens. Then in the Kardashian Korner, Tiff gives us an epic first-person account of North West's rap performance at Paris Fashion Week. Love you guys, please stay inside.

If you've been seeing Jameela's name everywhere lately and have no idea why, don't worry, we gotchu. Tiff and Nicole break down what's going on with the "Good Place" star--it's A LOT--and why everyone on Twitter is so mad about it. Plus, stop by the Kardashian Korner for Kourtney's tips on keeping your home green. In a word: LOL. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Happy Valentine’s Day, scam fam! Just kidding, we don’t really care about V-Day, we just wanted an excuse to talk about love and dating scams. In this episode, Nicole explores the scammy origins of the holiday, and Tiff shares some tips on how not to get scammed online if you’re looking for a date. Plus, Nicole recounts one of her best dating scam stories OF ALL TIME. Also, in the Kardashian Korner: Kim and Kanye’s v suspicious Architectural Digest video and Kylie’s INSANE 2nd birthday party for Stormi. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Everyone's talking about #Megxit, so we had to give the people what they wanted. Nicole and Tiffany got a real life British person (and good friend), Rachel Richardson, to stop by and clue us in. Rachel's bombshell theory: Meghan and Harry tried to scam the queen--and failed. We explore the scammy beginnings of the monarchy itself and dissect where Meghan Markle and Prince Harry went wrong in having their cake and eating it too. (Of course a British person came up with that phrase.) Plus, in the Kardashian Korner: Nicole might test out some of Kim Kardashian's SKIMS, and Khloe Kardashian is back at it again with the Fit Tea. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

The day has finally come for Tiff and Nicole to discuss if art’s a scam. Inspired by that GD banana on a wall at Art Basel, your fearless hosts are brave enough to say what everyone else won’t: yeah, duh, art’s a scam. Well. Art’s not a scam. The art world is a scam. Placing a monetary value on art is a scam. But art? Art’s tite. Allow us to explain. Also, in the Kardashian Korner, Kanye paints himself silver to further entice us to join his cult. Is he OK though? Like actually? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

It’s easy to call Taylor Swift the girl who cried wolf — we’re not really sure when we can believe her. #Snakegate? Helleaux. So, yeah, sorry if we immediately thought this whole Scooter Braun thing was just another Taylor scam… But! Friend of the pod and WORLD’S BIGGEST SWIFTIE Lizzy Hale stops by to explain the feud, and you might be surprised at the details. (Tiff and Nicole were…) Also, in the Kardashian Korner, we kongratulate Kylie on her $600 million cosmetics deal and wonder when the fuck this giant grift will ever end. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

On this episode, friend of the pod and SCAMMED's white tech bro correspondent Peter Conforti joins Tiff and Nicole to break down the spectacularly shameful (and equal parts beautiful) WeWork scam. How does a real estate company parading around Silicon Valley as a technology company lose more than half of its (potential) value in just over a month? All the stars have to align....and, damn, did they align. At the time of publication of this episode, WeWork's much anticipated IPO has been postponed indefinitely, and infamous founder Adam Neumann has stepped down as CEO (but not without a $1.7 billion payout, of course). We also revisit Tiff's early prediction and warning about the rise of the Church of Kanye, which is not only in full force but also may be his greatest financial scam of all time. "Christian Genius Billionaire Kanye West" (yes, he's legally changing his name to that) claims that God gave him a $68 million tax refund because he is now “in service to Christ.” Kanye is definitely reaping the benefits of the massive tax break bestowed upon the ultra-wealthy by his BFF Donald Trump, but Is he ALSO reaping the benefits of a religious tax exemption now that he has started a musical ministry? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Are you shellacking your face in oils and potions every night? So are Tiff and Nicole, obviously, but they need you to know none of that stuff works. On this episode, Nicole breaks down the Sunday Riley scam—employees were ordered to write fake reviews of the skincare line on Sephora’s website, and the FTC got involved. Speaking of, Nicole and Tiff tackle skincare in general, which…total scam (well, except for sunscreen, basically). Also, Tiff digs up one of her favorite scams ever, The Shed at Dulwich, which highlights how online reviews alone can put a company on the map…and scam tons of customers along the way. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Soooo, Trisha Paytas is trans? At least she said so on YouTube...kind of. Tiff recaps a handful of Trisha's previous clickbait scams and the (several) mixed messages in her latest video. We have a lot of questions. Also, Nicole throws a flag on the Kardashian Kloset, the Kardashian-Jenners' latest grift to steal our hard-earned money. (Reselling their used Fashion Nova pieces for literally the same retail price? Oh yes they did.) As the old idiom goes, the devil works hard, but Kris Jenner works harder. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Elle and Ellen Woods reporting for duty. Nicole gives us an update on the college admissions scandal, one of the best of the year. And Tiff shares all the sus details of her recent stint with the legal system, begging the question: Is jury duty a scam? (Hint: Kinda sorta. A lot people out here suing people are scamming, that's for sure.) Plus, Kim is really trying us in the Kardashian Korner this week. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

This episode was a long time coming. Tiffany, #1 Britney Spears enthusiast, fan, admirer and defender, breaks down in exquisite, well-researched detail why this whole narrative about her being crazy is a big fat fucking scam - a very lucrative scam! Your entire foundational understanding of one of the biggest pop stars in the world is about to shift — prepare yourself (and let's please #FreeBritney). Also, Nicole googled the Caroline Calloway thing so you don’t have to. And in the Kardashian Korner: Kim’s SKIMS are finally out (oh good, more products we can buy to alter our bodies) and Kanye’s public housing problem. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

OK, hear us out: maybe the whole plastic straws thing is a scam. (Not that Tiff and Nicole don't love the turtles...) Nicole attempts to make the case with the few hours of research she did right before recording this podcast, but honestly she was out for blood and probably only clicked on links that underscored her argument. Starbucks is shaking. And Tiff lets us in on Gwyneth Paltrow and her vag scam, which is not a place that you EVER want to find a scam. Also, in the Kardashian Korner, we talk Instagram follower numbers. Lotsa fakes, y'all. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Too many scams this episode, too little time! Tiff breaks down the story behind headline you keep not clicking on, YouTubers Jake Paul and Tana Mongeau's definitely-100%-only-for-clicks wedding, Nicole talks about the time she almost got scammed by R. Kelly (honestly, close call, you HAVE to hear this story), and also WTF is Google Camp? Allegedly it's a bunch of famous people coming together to talk about climate change -- so why is Katy Perry there? Plus, in the Kardashian Korner, the ladies investigate the FEMA-tent like housing Kanye is building in Calabasas, and did Travis Scott forget the date of Kylie Jenner's birthday?  --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Welp, it looks like everyone's favorite lingerie brand for sexy babies, Victoria's Secret, isn't doing their annual fashion show their year. (Two words: bye, bitch.) On the heels of this devastating news, Nicole and Tiff dive into why VS is so damn tone deaf and the very scammy corporate beginnings of the Body Positivity movement. Spoiler alert: brands are just trying to sell you stuff. How do we remain body positive, or even body neutral, when the entire culture has been brainwashing us *forever* that we need to be as small and thin (and white) as possible? Is it possible? Do we just need to buy Lizzo's purple bodysuit and a flute, and then boom, we'll be that bitch? We're confused. Also, on this episode's Kardashian Korner: Kourtney was papped wearing a yellow bikini in Corsica looking like...a normal human woman? Your scamming hosts explain why we just cannot take this shit anymore. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

There was something pretty fishy about that whole branded Instagram engagement, right? (Especially since Melissa Casey Fuchs, the girl who got engaged, is the head of Brand Partnerships at Goop...) Tiffany and Nicole thought so, and they brought out the big guns -- Roxy, a therapist! -- to dissect the whole thing. Also on this episode: - Who's getting scammed the most on social media? (It's us. Congrats, you played yourself.) - Where are Emily Ratajkowski's organs? - Is Jojo Siwa actually doing social media right? - Another installment of the Kardashian Korner: Kylie Jenner's "A Day in the Life" YouTube video and Khloe's did-she-or-didn't-she nose job? (She did.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Taylor Swift called every gay friend she has to cameo in her new "You Need to Calm Down" video...during Pride month...with a surprise performance at Stonewall? Smells fishy. Tiff and Nicole (with a guest appearance from Nicole's boyfriend, James, and BFF, Ted) unpack the legitimacy of her self-appointed gay anthem and whether or not she's just trying to keep us cogs in the T. Swift Inc. corporate machine. (Spoiler alert: she is.) They also debunk "adaptogens" (they're just herbs) and LA legend Angelyne's "sweepstakes." Plus, they break down the latest Kardashian scam, Kim's new "body foundation," which is just regular foundation in a bigger package. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

After a brief hiatus, Tiff and Nicole fired up the mic again. Scams on the docket this week: emails from the Illinois Dept. of Revenue (turns out they weren’t a scam, Nicole owes them $150), Britney Spears’ conspiracy that the paparazzi are photoshopping celebrity pictures, portable JUUL chargers, Big Tobacco’s stake in JUUL, Tiffany’s future career as a flavor chemist (she majored in Public Relations), and a much needed Kardashian update featuring Kylie Jenner’s Kylie Skin (ugh), and, of course, Kourtney Kardashian’s Poosh. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

Nicole and Tiffany are back with more scams for you to avoid! (You're welcome.) Nicole warns us all about a new bible company, Alabaster, that's selling hip, mason jar-inspired, made-for-Instagram bibles for $223. (Wait, aren't bibles supposed to be accessible to everyone?) And after watching about three minutes of Kanye West's Sunday Service at Coachella, Tiffany has a couple things to say about his $225 "church merch." Oh, Nicole also stopped by Cha Cha Matcha, the new matcha tea shop in Venice, CA, where she willingly got scammed into a $6 tea. (Was kinda worth it, TBH.) --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support

This week in scams: Tiff warns us about a future scam (Kourtney Kardashian's POOSH) while Nicole's jury's still out on Kim Kardashian's law kareer. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/scammed/support