The Lewis Howes podcast scam is the latest entry in a stream of podcasters being faked in an effort to set up a meeting that steals your Facebook page. It all started with the Tony Terry Scam, and has grown to include Chill with MacG, Steven Bartlett, Fresh and Fit Miami and Nicholas Sterling.
All of these people and podcasts are real, but the offers being sent out are fake and sent from scammers hoping to lure you into being a guest on their podcast show that will never happen.
How Does the Lewis Howes Podcast Scam Work?
It all starts with an e-mail from a big-name podcaster like Lewis Howes, usually with some big-name sponsors attached. Look closely, and you’ll notice it comes from a Gmail address and not their actual website.
Update: The latest e-mails have been coming from julian@lewishowes.live , which is NOT Lewis Howes official website. They’ve upgraded their scam techniques since people have caught on to the Gmail address.
Then they’ll offer you $2,000 – $3000 upfront to do that show. The catch? You’ll need to hop on a zoom call with them to get everything set up.
During the Zoom call is where they’ll request to screenshare with you so they can help you set everything up. And as soon as you do that, they’ve got you. They’ll take over your account through the screenshare and kick you out of your own page.
Here’s the Latest E-mail I’ve Gotten:
Dear Candy Keane,
I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to you to discuss an exciting opportunity we have for you to participate in our upcoming online podcast.
We are actively searching for talented artists to join us and bring their unique perspectives and expertise to our discussions.
The event is centered around random discussions about music, dance, entertainment, general life, nature, struggles of life, Wellness and mindfulness and more.
We believe that your unique creative talents would greatly contribute to this event, and we would love for you to be a part of it. Alongside you, there will be 4 or 5 more artists from different parts of the world joining us to make it truly international.
As this is a paid event, you can rest assured that you will be compensated for your time and energy. We can pay you fully upfront 2,000 USD for each episode before the event.
The event will be live, with All the celebrities joining from their respective Facebook pages. We are expecting nearly 2 Million people to watch, that’s for sure.
If you are interested in participating, please let us know I would be happy to provide you with more information about the event and answer any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing back from you soon.
What to Do If You’ve Been Scammed
I sincerely hope you found this post before falling for this scam. It’s getting harder and harder to reach a live person at Facebook that can help. I had my page stolen a few years ago, which is why I started writing about these scams. When I searched, nothing popped up and I fell for the one where they offer to put ads on your Facebook page. That’s a scam too!
I got mine back by going through my ads account and reaching a person there. I then had to provide a notarized statement of what had happened and that I was the owner of that page. The links I used have long since changed, so you just have to keep trying every angle until you can get someone.
Who is Lewis Howes?
Lewis Howes is an American author, entrepreneur, and former professional athlete. He is best known for his work as a motivational speaker and as the host of “The School of Greatness” podcast. Howes played professional football and later transitioned to a career in business and personal development.
“The School of Greatness” podcast features interviews with various successful individuals from different fields, exploring their journeys, insights, and tips for achieving greatness in life. Howes has also written books, including “The School of Greatness: A Real-World Guide to Living Bigger, Loving Deeper, and Leaving a Legacy.”
And unfortunately, he isn’t inviting you to be on his podcast!
About the Author
Candy Keane is a digital content creator and long-time cosplayer, most well-known for being on the cover of the Star Wars documentary Jedi Junkies. After making costumes professionally for over a decade, she now writes about geek culture and mom life, and continues to cosplay for fun, while sharing her love of costumes on Instagram @SewGeekMama. Her first children’s book, I’m Going to My First Comic Convention, was published in 2020 and won a Story Monsters Approved award for Excellence in Literature.
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Lewis Howes is a criminal mastermind that has been taking advantage of vulnerable women for years! He lures people into his “inner circle” and then extorts and devises all types of scams to keep you coming. It starts out with one payment, then the next, and the next thing you know you’re selling your house and he’s inviting you to join his cult in L.A. Someone needs to stop this guy Here’s a free standing page someone created to expose Lewis Howes. This stuff is real guys. He’s not the one being victimized he’s actually using apps to victimize the general public into paying into his pyramid schemes he’s built for himself and girlfriend Martha Higadera. Please report him to your local Inspector General Office, State’s Attorney, Governer’s office and FBI for Pyramid Schemes!!!
Thank you for this! I had the same email but got suspicious when the grammar in the reply was off. It looked pretty legit and the from address was julian@lewishowes.live but that is not Lewis’ official website (his is .com).
oh wow, they have gotten even trickier now with the domain name e-mail. Thank you for sharing that, I am going to update the post with that info.
thanks for sharing this. It confirmed my suspicions on an invite from ‘jimmy fallon’ for a guest appearance on his podcast. They appear to be purchasing domains with legitimate naming. See below.
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This is Jimmy Fallon’s Management.
Oh wow, they’ve really stepped it up with the celebrity spoofs! Funny how they are stuck on the whole “sponsored by Nike” angle. They keep changing the name but keeping that part.
Hi
Just got this email and have been going back and forth for three days now even got another email from another podcaster in the meantime😆
When I inquired about the Gmail one of the scammers stopped talking to me and the other pushed forward for the zoom session where they would pay me $1000usd to set up my account and check everything is ok.
I would like to know how can they hack with a screenshot I would suppose they start spamming the page for password maybe? Because they can’t have access to my page by looking at it, but I won’t try to find out 😅
Thanks for the post hopefully more people get alerted on this.
Glad you found the post! They don’t hack with the screenshot- they hack when they get you to screenshare and then they ask for access to your computer to “help” you set everything up for the podcast. The other way if they can’t get access is to helpfully walk you through changing the settings to give them page access and then they cut you out of the page. Either way, they worm their way in! It’s terrible and happening to way too many people.
I also just received an email from Lewis Howe with this same offer regarding my nonprofit 501c3 child abuse organization. He wants to go LIVE via my Facebook page. I’m SO glad I found this article!!
Glad you found the post! They are just looking to steal your page unfortunately.