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13 months ago

I'm sure many of you have seen this strange story that is unfolding today and originally broken by Deadspin. As more and more layers of the onion get peeled back I think it gives more credence to how vulnerable we all are online and in social media. It is disturbing and fascinating at the same time. I'd love to hear what others have to say on the matter. Oh...potshots at our favorite ESPN for hiring this woman sight unseen are welcome as well.

Is An ESPN Columnist Scamming People On The Internet? [UPDATE]

A few weeks ago, ESPN columnist Sarah Phillips concluded her weekly column with a question from an unnamed reader:
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Sarah Phillips Admits She "Concealed" Her Identity, Made "Poor Choices With Who To Trust" (UPDATE)

Sarah Phillips, the former ESPN.com contributor and self-professed gambling guru, is having a bit of conscience cleansing tonight, in the wake of our investigation into whether she was part of a larger, more nefarious con job and how ESPN editors could actually employ someone that they had never actually met in person.
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13 months ago

Never heard of her. She sounds like a terrible human being.
#DicedPineapples
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13 months ago

Ha. Awesome.
new-era said... Psu doesnt have enough to beat the conferences better teams and wiscy is one of them.
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13 months ago

Here's some more, this girl is awful:

Sarah Phillips Admits She "Concealed" Her Identity, Made "Poor Choices With Who To Trust" (UPDATE)

Sarah Phillips, the former ESPN.com contributor and self-professed gambling guru, is having a bit of conscience cleansing tonight, in the wake of our investigation into whether she was part of a larger, more nefarious con job and how ESPN editors could actually employ someone that they had never actually met in person.
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Nilsen Report | Former ESPN Columnist Sarah Phillips Exposed

http://nilsenreport.ca/2012/05/01/former-espn-columnist-sarah-phillips-exposed/
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#DicedPineapples
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13 months ago

Holy hell.
How did a 22 year old let things get so out of hand? She has some serious immaturity issues, to say the least. She's in a world of trouble though, for fraud at the very least.
Plus, since she used her real name, no employer would ever want to hire a girl who has been found guilty of fraud and has threatened to "make people pay" over the interenet.
How did her father not realize she was sending and receiving thousands of dollars through his mailing address?
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13 months ago

shavisimo2 said...
Here's some more, this girl is awful:

In the updated article there is reference to Sarah also being Wonka. There is a Wonka on this site that I think has the same avatar, how do I do a search on this site?
EDIT: I figured out the search, the Avatar for Wonka on this site is different.

This post was edited by danmcc on 5/2/2012 at 7:46 AM
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13 months ago

Gee, ESPN not researching a writer or a story completely -- I'm shocked.
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Texas Lion said...
Holy hell.
How did a 22 year old let things get so out of hand? She has some serious immaturity issues, to say the least. She's in a world of trouble though, for fraud at the very least.
Plus, since she used her real name, no employer would ever want to hire a girl who has been found guilty of fraud and has threatened to "make people pay" over the interenet.
How did her father not realize she was sending and receiving thousands of dollars through his mailing address?

I'm willing to bet that she is "the father". "Sarah" is probably some bald, 45 year old man. With a fat, hairy gut. And glasses.
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She released a video on her twitter and youtube. She's a girl, just a very, very, very stupid one.
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13 months ago

she has more credibility than Craig James
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getmyjive11 said...
I'm willing to bet that she is "the father". "Sarah" is probably some bald, 45 year old man. With a fat, hairy gut. And glasses.

Bingo! You nailed it.
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13 months ago

Not that most already didn't know, but seeing the details of how these people are paid as a percentage of volume/views/pages, the next time some idiot like Gregg Doyel writes something inflammatory so it gets read, please don't link it here or anywhere.
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Texas Lion said...
She released a video on her twitter and youtube. She's a girl, just a very, very, very stupid one.

Redundant.
But seriously, messed up.
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13 months ago

I'd take her for a spin.
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Texas Lion said...
She released a video on her twitter and youtube. She's a girl, just a very, very, very stupid one.

I still don't believe that is her.
Or if it is, people were incredibly stupid to believe that a 22 year old girl was a sports betting wiz.
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We are all forgetting the biggest revelation in this entire story. Apparantly, not only are there people that actually watch the WNBA but people also BET on it. She was a WNBA betting experf?!?! That would be my first red flag!
In all seriousness this is just a fascinating story to watch unfold.
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Also for all those on Twitter you should follow Fake Dan Beebe (@danbeebe). A hilarious account that went after Sarah Phillips pretty hard. Example - @DanBeebe: Of course, if Sarah wants a job where she can do nothing but pretend about things in the world of sports, I'm sure the NCAA is hiring.
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getmyjive11 said...
I still don't believe that is her.
Or if it is, people were incredibly stupid to believe that a 22 year old girl was a sports betting wiz.

I don't think it's too outlandish that there is one girl in the entire country who did stuff like this.
Maybe she was raised by a gambler? Who knows.
If that Prasad guy was involved the way it seems, maybe he was the wiz and she was the cuter face of the duo.
Either way, immaturity on both sides that got in over their heads.
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I don't think it's too outlandish that there is one girl in the entire country who did stuff like this.
Maybe she was raised by a gambler? Who knows.
If that Prasad guy was involved the way it seems, maybe he was the wiz and she was the cuter face of the duo.
Either way, immaturity on both sides that got in over their heads.

The thing is, she clearly is not into sports. At least, not any more than the typical 22 year old female "sports fan". I'm not saying that there aren't huge female sports fans at her age that know there stuff, but I'm willing to bet that they care less about the "girly" things than Sarah does.
Let's be honest here... people fell for it because they wanted to believe that there was this hot, single 22 year old who could "hang with the guys". They overlooked the obvious flags for that reason. It's as simple as that.
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This story is nuts. Women are nuts! This girl is outta control insane! She must be my step-mother in her earlier years, (a longgg longgg time ago) all about the money and scamming to get it.
You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game, life or football-the margin for error is so small. -Pacino
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@tmaluchnik said...
This story is nuts. Women are nuts! This girl is outta control insane! She must be my step-mother in her earlier years, (a longgg longgg time ago) all about the money and scamming to get it.

This girl > girl who wrote the tell all about banging rappers and I believe Allen Iverson
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Timpsu28 said...
This girl > girl who wrote the tell all about banging rappers and I believe Allen Iverson

lol, never read that one. She sounds like a real doozy too.
You find out life's this game of inches, so is football. Because in either game, life or football-the margin for error is so small. -Pacino
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13 months ago

Ooh... don't forget about the grad from Duke that wrote her thesis on all the guys she banged while at Duke... mostly the baseball team, including photo's, detailed descriptions, etc...
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