Season 1 · Episode 107
Episode 107: Sara Ganim and Karen Given Have No Affinity for Coco Berthmann
Two award-winning journalists explore a scammer’s troubled mind and dubious claims and introduce us to affinity scams.
August 1, 202349m 14s
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Show Notes
Was she a survivor of sex trafficking at the hands of her mom, a serial victim, Mormon convert, cancer patient, or was she just a liar and a fraud? Coco Berthmann’s story is anything but cogent. Whether it was summoned from the depths of mental illness or deviously designed to swindle friends and well-wishers online is this week’s burning question.
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