322. RANDOM: Scram Scammers

This week, Kara’s bringing you a collection of wild scams throughout history. Need more WMMM in your life? Join the Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/c/witchesmagicmurdermystery Want WMMM Merch? Check out the podcast store: https://witches-magic-murder-mystery-podcast-store.myshopify.com   Our Youtube Channel has longer versions of our episodes, with less editing and more outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/c/WitchesMagicMurderMysteryPodcast   Support our sponsors!  This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at www.betterhelp.com/wmmm and get on your way to being your best self. Sources:   https://www.amazon.com/Tichborne-Claimant-Rohan-McWilliam/dp/1852854782 https://www.amazon.com/Newton-Counterfeiter-Detective-Greatest-Scientist/dp/0547336047 https://openyls.law.yale.edu/bitstream/handle/20.500.13051/10935/58_20YaleLJ563_1910_1911_.pdf?isAllowed=y&sequence=2 https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/display/2012/the-tichborne-trials/ https://coinsandhistoryfoundation.org/tag/william-chaloner/ https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/13074 https://brightonmuseums.org.uk/discovery/history-stories/the-tichborne-case-a-case-of-identity-fraud/ https://www.aps.org/archives/publications/apsnews/201103/physicshistory.cfm https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/stories/tichborne-case-victorian-melodrama https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chaloner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tichborne_case https://www.executedtoday.com/2009/03/22/1699-william-chaloner-isaac-newton-counterfeiter/ https://headstuff.org/culture/history/william-chaloner-master-counterfeiter/ https://daily.jstor.org/body-double-tichborne-claimant/ http://www.elizabethkmahon.com/2013/06/beautiful-forever-life-of-madame-rachel.html https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/who-was-madame-rachel-scam https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-rachel-a-victorian-era-con-artist/ https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/record/t18780408-428 https://helenrappaport.com/womens-history/beautiful-forever/ https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-rachel-a-victorian-era-con-artist/ All Witches, Magic, Murder, & Mystery episodes are a mix of Kara and Megan’s personal thoughts and opinions in response to the information that is publicly available at the time of recording, as well as, in some cases, personal accounts provided by listeners. In regard to these self-reported personal accounts, there can be no assurance that the information provided is 100% accurate.  If you love the Trash Witch art (see our Patreon or the Podcast store), Tiffini Scherbing of Scherbing Arts created her. Like her Scherbing Arts page on Facebook, or follow her on instagram at @scherbingarts76! She can create anything you need.  TikTok: @wmmmpodcast Instagram: @witchesmagicmurdermystery Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/465405701297488/ Email all your weird stories: [email protected] Get to know us better:               Kara: @many_adventures_of_kara on Instagram             Megan: @meganmakesjokes on TikTok, @megan_whitmer on Instagram  WMMM Podcast P.O. Box 910674 Lexington, KY 40591 Music credit: Chloe’s Lullaby (podcast theme) by Robert Austin. Available on Spotify, Google Play, YouTube, Bandcamp, and Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices