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Hollywood Con Queen: The scam artist who impersonated Tinseltown's elite
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In 2018, journalist Scott Johnson received a tip that someone was impersonating high-powered women in Hollywood. Using their identities, the scammer lured artists from across the entertainment industry to Indonesia on the promise of work. People thought it was their big break. Instead, hundreds of victims found themselves in increasingly strange scenarios with a shadowy figure known as the Hollywood Con Queen.
It sounds like a textbook con: steal someone’s identity, create a fake story and exploit people for cash. But as Scott reveals in this week’s episode of Crime Story, the scammer wasn’t motivated by money. It was about something much deeper.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.
You can find this episode's transcript here.
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Manage episode 431227286 series 3521609
In 2018, journalist Scott Johnson received a tip that someone was impersonating high-powered women in Hollywood. Using their identities, the scammer lured artists from across the entertainment industry to Indonesia on the promise of work. People thought it was their big break. Instead, hundreds of victims found themselves in increasingly strange scenarios with a shadowy figure known as the Hollywood Con Queen.
It sounds like a textbook con: steal someone’s identity, create a fake story and exploit people for cash. But as Scott reveals in this week’s episode of Crime Story, the scammer wasn’t motivated by money. It was about something much deeper.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.
You can find this episode's transcript here.
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