Real Talk with Mary Contrary and Starfish
Explore stories of victims of lies, deceit, mis and disinformation, and conspiracies.
This is the story of Mehmet Aydin who created a farm game pyramid scheme, duping people into believing they were investing in real farms. Who is Mehmet Aydin? Mehmet Aydin is a 30-year-old male from Turkey. Aydin was raised onRead More
Hear the story of Melissa Caddick, a Sydney con investor who swindled over 60 clients out of $25 million in life savings from 2009 to 2020. Details of this intriguing story started unfolding when police reported that an Australian motherRead More
Hear the story of Gary and Anita Dorios who invested $1.4 million into a Megachurch Ponzi-Scheme ran by Ephren Taylor so he could fund his wife’s music videos. Gary and Anita Dorios felt inspired when they heard Ephren Taylor’s investmentRead More
Bonus Episode #3: Crypto Love Scam 
#37. Scott Charmoli – Tooth-breaking Fraudster Dentist 
Bonus Episode #2. Avoiding Home Improvement Traps 
#36. Reed Slatkin – Hollywood Scientology Ponzi Scheme