43 episodes

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 manages to distance herself from her crimes - for years. Hear from her childhood friends, her former neighbor, her employees, her victims and from the federal agent responsible for ultimately figuring her out and toppling her house of cards. 

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    • 4.6 • 2.9K Ratings

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 manages to distance herself from her crimes - for years. Hear from her childhood friends, her former neighbor, her employees, her victims and from the federal agent responsible for ultimately figuring her out and toppling her house of cards. 

    Trailer: Queen of the Con: The Athlete Whisperer

    Trailer: Queen of the Con: The Athlete Whisperer

    Professional athletes have a limited window where they can rake in millions of dollars. And they are constantly surrounded by an impenetrable wall of agents, lawyers and managers - all tasked with keeping them safe and earning big. But con artist Peggy Fulford figures out an unlikely way to slip through that protective wall. And she convinces the likes of NBA star Dennis Rodman and NFL star Ricky Williams to give her control of their finances. They thought she was making savvy investments for them to create generational wealth. But in reality, she was robbing them blind... And the only thing she ever really created were unbelievable stories to explain everything away.
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    • 1 min
    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 1, I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off Her

    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 1, I Couldn't Take My Eyes Off Her

    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. 
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    • 35 min
    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 2, I'm Making Money on Every Click

    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 2, I'm Making Money on Every Click

    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. 
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    • 30 min
    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 3, Sunk Cost Fallacy

    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 3, Sunk Cost Fallacy

    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.
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    • 28 min
    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 4, Everything Just Seemed Legit

    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 4, Everything Just Seemed Legit

    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.
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    • 30 min
    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 5, You Have a Right to Shut the Fu*& Up

    The Unreal Housewife: Ep. 5, You Have a Right to Shut the Fu*& Up

    Jen Shah pulls out all the stops to convince a judge to let her go. She claims she was never read her Miranda rights properly. She says a Hulu documentary destroyed her chances of a fair trial. She says she never did anything wrong anyways and that her unscrupulous business partners are the ones to blame for the multi-million dollar scams. But will a seasoned federal judge buy anything Jen Shah is selling?
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    • 31 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
2.9K Ratings

2.9K Ratings

Mattwody ,

Great Listen

I’m a truck driver and I’m always looking for a good listen and I have to say this is the best one yet.

lumpytoes865442 ,

One of my fave podcasts!

I just found this podcast and have binged seasons 1 & 2 so far. I absolutely love it! Johnathan is a great storyteller and investigator. I hope there’s many more seasons b/c I’m hooked!

ToatsMGoats314 ,

Love it, but…

Great content. The stories are compelling and the host is great. But wow, between the ads, recaps, and outros a 30ish minute episode is 18 minutes of actual podcast. This isn’t an exaggeration. Nearly half of any episode is not actual material. I know everyone needs to get paid, really I get it, but I struggled with this pod due to the lack of content and the overwhelming amount of ads & fluff. An 8-10 episode season is actually equivalent to a 5-7 episode season of a podcast with the standard amount of ads and lack of unnecessary intros and outros. It’s a 5 star podcast without the insane amount of wasted time. It’s a shame really.

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