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Coffeezilla is a journalist and investigator on YouTube who exposes financial frauds, scams, and fake gurus. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Rocket Money: https://rocketmoney.com/lex - Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings - BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/lex to get 10% off - MasterClass: https://masterclass.com/lex to get 15% off EPISODE LINKS: Coffeezilla's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Coffeezilla Coffeezilla's Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeebreak_YT Coffeezilla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeebreak_yt PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips SUPPORT & CONNECT: - Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman OUTLINE: Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time. (00:00) - Introduction (06:04) - Coffee (08:13) - SBF and FTX (22:54) - $8 billion (32:01) - Evil vs incompetence (41:57) - Key lessons from FTX collapse (55:15) - Should SBF go to jail? (1:03:02) - Role of influencers and celebrities (1:07:30) - How FTX covered up fraud (1:11:26) - Interview with SBF (1:26:29) - SafeMoon fraud (1:32:41) - Bitcoin (1:43:20) - Psychology of investigating fraud (1:52:26) - Investigating politics and corruption (1:59:39) - Coffeezilla origin story (2:04:19) - MLM marketing scams (2:11:58) - Andrew Tate and Hustlers University (2:29:40) - Save the Kids crypto scandal (2:36:59) - Money and fame (2:44:03) - MrBeast (2:50:26) - Fake gurus and Get-Rich-Quick schemes (3:09:45) - Process of investigation (3:22:31) - Twitter Files release (3:31:36) - Time management and productivity (3:43:36) - Advice for young people

Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) is a prolific YouTuber who exposes fake guru scam artists and alerts would-be victims to the tactics used to part them from their hard-earned money.

What we discuss with Coffeezilla:

• How fake gurus who profess to teach you how to get rich quick aren't using these same methods to get rich -- they're using you.
• The classic framework used by fake gurus to entice their target demographic.
• How fake gurus leverage cult of personality dynamics to be both relatable and unquestionable.
• How fake gurus pass off once-legitimate moneymaking methods long after they've become obsolete and worthless.
• Why you don't have to be especially gullible to fall for what a fake guru is selling, and you don't have to be a steel-willed ice king or queen to resist their sleazy machinations.
• And much more...

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