Queen of the Con

An internet savvy 38 year old woman gets tricked out of $30,000 by Jen Shah’s flimflam machine through a fantastical series of elaborate stories and lures - playing hard on the woman’s deep seated desires and dreams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Jen Shah drops out of college, she starts working in the telemarketing industry. And it's not long until she aligns herself with a clutch of unsavory companies that start racking up thousands of complaints from customers who claim they were scammed, setting the stage for an all new complex framework of cons down the road. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Shah grew up as an outcast in Provo, Utah. Being of Hawaiian and Tongan descent, her darker skin and exotic features made her a target for ridicule. But a former classmate comes forward to explain the spectacular metamorphosis she witnessed, as Jen Shah went from social pariah to the most popular girl in high school.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jen Shah’s personal designer paints a disturbing picture of the abuse he suffered working for the Real Housewife. He lived in her home. And witnessed things he now realizes were all signs of an elaborate con.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bravo’s Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah appears to have it all. Beauty. Money. Power. Fame. But appearances are deceiving because this outspoken reality star is actually a professional con artist - amassing millions of dollars over the years by swindling thousands of victims across the country. Her scams are as sophisticated as they are cruel. And she cleverly and successfully mana...

A wealthy heiress and childhood friend of Danielle Miller reveals shocking scams Danielle pulled on her when they were just young girls.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle Miller throws herself at the mercy of the court, with an impassioned plea that goes horribly wrong. And she ends up paying dearly for her overconfident miscalculation.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hundreds of messages from Danielle’s confiscated cell phone are read aloud in court proceedings and the judge is not happy with what he hears.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former roommate of Danielle’s from her Los Angeles days reveals she was a victim of this scammer’s creative bait-and-switch con which caused her to get tossed out of an apartment she thought she had been paying rent for.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle throws Sarasota authorities a curveball - but will it turn out the way she plans? Then suddenly, mother nature steps in and offers her a lifeline, and she takes it... all the way back to New York City. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fresh out of Rikers Island, Danielle heads south with her new partner in crime to Florida and pulls her most ambitious con yet - impersonating people in the flesh and driving all over town withdrawing money from their bank accounts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle takes advantage of a wealthy childhood friend suffering from a devastating heroin addiction. She’s later thrown in jail at Rikers island where she makes friends with a notorious con artist about to land her own Netflix series. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle Miller tricks a guy she’s in love with into going into business with her. And then tries to con him into marriage. When he doesn’t take the bait, she secretly assumes his identity and creates massive chaos and confusion.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Federal agents arrest Danielle Miller at her luxury apartment in Miami, where she’s recovering from Brazilian Butt Lift Surgery. She’s accused of trying to scam a million dollars from the Federal Government using a sophisticated system of lies, impersonations and unparalleled braggadocio.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle’s embarrassing childhood mistake has profound repercussions on the rest of her life. Some say it’s what turned her into a con artist. She goes on to scam a Manhattan medical spa out of thousands of dollars while convincingly pleading to anyone who will listen, “That was not me.” See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Danielle Miller lived a privileged ‘Gossip Girl’ lifestyle growing up in Manhattan and attending a fancy private school. Her mom was a Rockette; her dad was president of the New York Bar Association. But a cruel twist of fate and vengeance drastically and irrevocably altered her childhood, leading her to a life of scamming. Starting with her “Rod Stewart” con at the age of 16… she’s now got a rap...

Where are Lizzie Mulder’s victims today? What was this con artist like as a child? And how the heck does that voice changing software work, anyway? Answers to all of these questions - and much, much more will be revealed in this final conclusion episode of Queen of the Con: The OC Savior. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Queen of the Con host Johathan Walton has uncovered new evidence that proves... while Lizzie Mulder was pleading guilty to scamming more than a dozen people in Orange County out of $1.5 million, she was also scamming a federal judge and two federal prosecutors. They just had no idea. But now that they know -  will Lizzie Mulder face any consequences?  See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Once Detective Jordan Mirakian gets the IRS and FBI involved with the Lizzie Mulder case, a federal courtroom becomes ground zero for the con artist’s auspicious reckoning. In never before heard audio recordings of the gripping proceedings, victims come out of the woodwork to tell a federal judge just how irreparably damaged they are as a result of Lizzie’s many scams. But will the jud...

Con artist Lizzie Mulder tries her darndest to spin her elaborate scams as innocent misunderstandings, but Detective Jordan Mirakian soon catches her in documented lie after lie. Especially about one victim she scams named Joe Love. While the criminal case against Lizzie Mulder gets stronger and stronger, the detective’s higher-ups and the Orange County DA’s office order him to close t...

In a shocking turn of events, Lizzie Mulder’s own husband, Jesse, shows up unannounced to the Laguna Beach police department and confesses to detective Jordan Mirakian that his wife is stealing millions of dollars from her clients. And then suddenly, con artist Lizzie Mulder uses the element of surprise to her advantage and ambushes detective Mirakian at a local park; telling him she wants t...

While Lizzie Mulder is scamming the salon, the print shop, and the winery, her biggest victim yet is unknowingly waiting in the wings. Jen Rodriguez is a co-worker of Lizzie’s at a successful website that sells luxury travel experiences to a high-end clientele. Lizzie uses every dirty trick in her arsenal of cons and causes the company to lose millions.  See omnystudio.com/listener for...

Is con artist Lizzie Mulder working alone? A trusted business owner known as "The Dog Trainer" gives Lizzie a glowing recommendation to print shop owner and victim Mike Cochran. So Mike hires her to do the books for his business. He also introduces Lizzie to his parents who need tax help. Then tragedy strikes. Mike’s ailing father takes a turn for the worse and gets admitted into hospice car...

When Jay Avery needs to take a break from his new wine business to go to rehab, Lizzie Mulder is there for him like family. And when she takes the reins of his winery, business is booming and Jay gets an attractive offer from a Chinese investor who wants to pump millions into his company. The only problem is that   every time they set up a meeting, the investor inexplicabl...

When Lizzie’s husband Jesse calls up salon owners Lauren and Geneva to tell them that his wife has been stealing from them, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Suddenly, Laguna Beach PD’s fraud detective Jordan Mirakian is fielding calls from a number of victims. He learns that Lizzie used an elaborate system of phony emails, invoices, bank accounts, and even voice-disguising tec...