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Oops!, I Scammed You Again_ The Britney Spears' Conservatorship w Tess Barker (Fraud Friday)

Scam Goddess

Hosted by Laci Mosley

1h 38m
Transcript

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Summary

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Host Laci Mosley is joined by guests Tess Barker and Babs Gray to discuss the ongoing fallout of Britney Spears's conservatorship and various real-world scams. The conversation covers how the conservatorship was hastily initiated in 2008 without proper notice or a capacity declaration, leading to 13 years of financial exploitation, intense surveillance, and restricted personal freedoms under Jamie Spears and his legal team. The guests share insights from their reporting and courtroom attendance, highlighting the systemic failures and legal abuses that kept Spears trapped while generating millions for her conservators. The episode also touches on listener-submitted collection agency scams and a Danish conceptual artist who kept museum funds and submitted empty frames as a protest against low pay.

  • Avoid engaging with aggressive debt collection callers who demand immediate payment or threaten to serve you on short notice without verifying the debt. 18:18
  • Do not send money or personal details in response to unsolicited phone calls or unidentified text messages. 22:12
  • If someone approaches you offering car repairs out of a mobile vehicle, decline to avoid getting defrauded. 11:55

Chapters

  1. 0:00
  2. 2:27
    Podcast Intro and Host Welcome

    Laci Mosley introduces the episode and welcomes guests Tess Barker and Babs Gray.

  3. 4:26
    Babs’ Scam Experience and Perspective

    Babs explains her personal history with scams and her fascination with true‑crime scams.

  4. 7:44
    Tess’ Scam Story and Advice

    Tess shares her own scam experiences and offers tips on spotting and avoiding scams.

  5. 18:18
    Scam Goddess Segment: Phone Call Scam

    Laci recounts a threatening phone call from a supposed process server and explains how to handle such scams.

  6. 25:00
    Bank Scam and Credit Card Protection

    Discussion of bank‑related scams, credit‑card fraud, and how banks protect (or fail to protect) consumers.

  7. 34:25
    Britney Spears Conservatorship Overview

    Hosts provide background on Britney’s conservatorship, its history, and its impact on her life.

  8. 38:57
    Guardianship System and Abuse Issues

    Exploration of the guardianship legal framework, its misuse, and parallels to Britney’s case.

  9. 44:56
    Closing Thoughts and Call to Action

    Hosts wrap up the episode, encouraging listeners to stay informed and support the Free Britney movement.

  10. 52:16
    Britney’s Early Conservatorship and Family Dynamics

    The hosts discuss the initial emergency conservatorship placed on Britney Spears in 2008, the role of her father Jamie Spears, and the family dynamics that fueled the decision.

  11. 54:00
    Jamie Spears’ Financial Motives and Abuse of Power

    Speakers expose Jamie’s financial incentives, his control over Britney’s earnings, and the alleged abuse of his position to enrich himself.

  12. 1:12:41
    Media, Public Perception, and the Role of the Press

    The conversation covers how media coverage, documentaries, and public opinion influenced the legal process and public awareness of Britney’s situation.

  13. 1:13:21
    Surveillance, IP Theft, and Restricted Freedom

    The hosts reveal surveillance of Britney’s personal life, the withholding of her intellectual property, and the extreme restrictions placed on her daily autonomy.

Highlights

Quotes

  • “I have to say, shockingly, never been scammed, which I cannot believe.”
    Unnamed speaker · 4:31
  • “If you need to get out of work for two days, tell them you gotta have minor surgery, because they won't ask any other questions.”
    Unnamed speaker · 8:32
  • “If something don't sound right, just hang up.”
    Laci Mosley · 25:46
  • “Guardianship is a legal process utilized when a person can no longer make or communicate safe or sound decisions about their person and/or property.”
    Laci Mosley · 38:21
  • “She was putting out all these sick music videos. She was creating her own media. She was doing magazine cover shoots.”
    Unnamed speaker · 46:06
  • “They were monitoring every text, every email, her, they had her iCloud and they were recording inside her bedroom.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:13:21
  • “Jamie was making $16,000 a month as her conservator. He also made a percentage of her shows.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:16:26
  • “Well, and I think that's why the Britney story is so infuriating, because is that not just the story of being a woman in this world?”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:33:05
  • “which that is either going to be that the whole thing was going to end, or that Jamie was going to be suspended.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:34:15
  • “Like, that's how, it's, they have no time. There's 60 cases on their docket a day.”
    Unnamed speaker · 1:39:41
  • OnDeck 0:00–0:30
  • CVS 0:36–1:00
  • GSK 1:00–2:00
  • OnDeck 50:16–50:43
  • OnDeck 1:20:24–1:20:52
  • GSK 1:20:53–1:21:52
  • OnDeck 1:35:30–1:36:59
  • GSK, the makers of Extenture 1:35:59–1:37:00
  • Coca-Cola 1:37:00–1:37:37
  • National Squash League 1:49:54–1:50:20
  • Guardian Bikes 1:50:28–1:51:03
  • Buick 1:51:04–1:51:34

About this episode

What's poppin con-gregation? This week, comedians Tess Barker and Babs Gray, hosts of the Toxic:The Britney Spears Story https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/url?q=https:**Awww.stitcher.com*show*toxic-the-britney-spears-story&sa=D&source=calendar&ust=1633476508735394&usg=AOvVaw3hYrngI5zSY2ZBM3dyA_eK__;Ly8vLw!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx22JaipF6g$ podcast, discuss the scam that is the Britney Spears' Conservatorship. Plus, a Danish museum is duped by a concept artist, who literally took the money and ran! Research By Kaelyn Brandt SOURCES https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/07/10589818/britney-spears-money-conservators-jamie-spears-return https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/07/10589818/britney-spears-money-conservators-jamie-spears-return__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx21Y8rU3qA$ https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/britney-spears-petition-to-end-conservatorship-guide.html https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vulture.com/2021/06/britney-spears-petition-to-end-conservatorship-guide.html__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx22yEB2WKQ$ https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/06/10545139/britney-spears-conservatorship-legal-abuse-dangerous https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/06/10545139/britney-spears-conservatorship-legal-abuse-dangerous__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx223q3Zoag$ https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/american-chronicles/britney-spears-conservatorship-nightmare__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx23V-lsufg$ https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://variety.com/2021/music/news/britney-spears-full-statement-conservatorship-1235003940/__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx21s44KiHw$ https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9445409/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9445409/britney-spears-conservatorship-timeline/__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx226YulkCg$ https://www.freebritney.army/ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.freebritney.army/__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx23WgFZbjQ$ https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/02/17/britney-spears-net-worth-revealed--and-its-shockingly-low-compared-to-her-pop-peers/?sh=67fbdfb618ac https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2021/02/17/britney-spears-net-worth-revealed--and-its-shockingly-low-compared-to-her-pop-peers/?sh=67fbdfb618ac__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx22ytqAzgg$ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrhKBhMrEI https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVrhKBhMrEI__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx23N0zb5bw$ https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/29/arts/britney-spears-conservatorship https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/09/29/arts/britney-spears-conservatorship__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx218x6ZZRg$ https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/conservatorship-investigation-free-britney-spears https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/heidiblake/conservatorship-investigation-free-britney-spears__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx22kn6dJxQ$ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx21jqgkX5A$ https://937theriver.iheart.com/content/2021-09-29-take-the-money-run-museum-gives-artist-84k-gets-blank-canvases/ https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://937theriver.iheart.com/content/2021-09-29-take-the-money-run-museum-gives-artist-84k-gets-blank-canvases/__;!! NUnUjx3wvH5xgA! MOir9pOjyf-DPZYfNpk5e3OZvbN29gB1MQK8zgLz9iD_NwrIDYPhx21rtkElPg$ See omnystudio.com/listener https://omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Transcript

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21,248 words · 8 speakers

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