She Scammed Professional Athletes For Millions - The Peggy Fulford story
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How did Peggy Fulford start scamming professional athletes?
Remember that basketball player Dennis Rodman? Remember when that woman stole millions of dollars from him? So the story starts with this woman, Peggy. And Peggy is from New Orleans and she really wants to be rich. Like she'll do anything to get that money. And one day in the 90s, an opportunity arrives for her to do just that. Because her friend gets drafted into the NBA. This guy, Travis.
Why did Travis Best trust Peggy Fulford with his finances?
And so Travis gets drafted and he gets a contract worth several million dollars. And Peggy finds out about this and she's like, oh, I'm gonna get that money. And so she decides to start lying to everyone and saying she got a degree from Harvard Law and that she used to work on Wall Street. And so then she goes to Travis and she asks him, hey, let me manage your finances for you. I went to Harvard Law and I worked on Wall Street. And Travis, he's a busy guy. He ain't got time to be managing finances. So he's like, aye. And so she gets to work managing his money. And by managing his money, I mean she's funneling it into her own secret bank account. And she's spending it on herself. And she's like out shopping and buying herself like designer drip and stuff like that.
But five years later, Travis finally somehow realizes that Peggy has taken nearly two million dollars from him and spent it on herself. And so, boom, he fires her. However, other than that, he doesn't want to make a big deal out of it, and so Peggy doesn't get into any real trouble. And this is a mistake, because it allows her to move on and keep the con going with other people.
How did Peggy Fulford deceive Ricky Williams?
And then one day, around 2001, Peggy gets another opportunity. She finds out her interior designer friend is doing a job for this NFL player, a rookie named Ricky. And so Peggy tags along and that is when she meets Ricky and she charms him up and she's like, I have a law degree and I worked on Wall Street. And soon enough, they become friends and she eventually offers to help manage his finances. And Ricky, he's like, Aye. And so pow, they're off to the races and she's helped managing Ricky's finances and she's like opening bank accounts for him. She's managing his investments, helping his bills get paid on time. She's like, don't worry, I'll take care of everything. And of course, by take care of everything, she really means she's going to low key funnel his money into her own bank account. And so over time, she becomes really close to Ricky, like family.
She helps him and his girlfriend plan their wedding, she drives the girlfriend home from the hospital after they give birth to their kid, and like when Ricky gets traded to a different football team and has to move, Peggy moves to the new city with them to stay close to them. So Ricky, not knowing he's being robbed by his own friend, he thinks Peggy is doing a really good job. In fact, he thinks she's doing such a good job that eventually word spreads around and suddenly her management services are in high demand and she and her company start managing a bunch of other pro athletes. And that is when she meets this guy, Dennis Rodman. Now, Rodman was a really famous basketball player, but at this time, around the mid-2000s, he's actually retired.
What strategies did Peggy Fulford use to manage Dennis Rodman's finances?
But he's still got a ton of money to manage. And so, Peggy meets Rodman, and she's like, I went to Harvard Law, and I worked on Wall Street. And Rodman's like, Hi. Regardless, he needs Peggy's help. He's in a bad place financially and emotionally. Apparently he's been drinking a lot lately. And so Peggy steps in and she starts managing his finances. And just like with Ricky, she becomes close friends with Rodman. And so she also starts mothering him, like reminding him when his drinking is getting out of control. like that and she legitimately does some good for him and over the next few years rodman he kind of starts getting his life back together a bit like things are looking better for him and when he gets inducted into the basketball hall of fame he of course on stage thanks peggy peggy king elkin king the family that these guys are taking care of me these days thank you peggy
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