In 1920, in Berlin, a woman was seen standing on the edge of a bridge and moments later, she jumped into the river, attempting to take her own life. She was saved and transferred to Dalldorf asylum, because she wouldn’t speak or identify hersel

#7 Six Degrees Conman

May 9th, 2020 30m 22s

A young aspiring actor moved to New York in the 1980s, to pursue a life of fame and glamour. However, he never managed to land an audition, so he decided to direct himself and find his own stages - which ended up being the living rooms of wealt

#6 Fake Footballer

Apr 29th, 2020 25m 33s

A Brazilian footballer signs with several top football clubs during his decades-long career. He's charismatic, funny and jovial, and charms everyone he meets. But every time he's asked to play, he mysteriously gets injured and has to stay off t

#5 Literary Hustler

Apr 21st, 2020 33m 55s

A young boy is thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother, Sarah. He becomes addicted to heroin and gets infected with H.I.V. He suffers physical and sexual abuse and seeks violent relationships because of that abuse. Thank

#4 Cancer Con

Apr 17th, 2020 26m 4s

Belle Gibson, a disgraced wellness blogger, falsely claimed she was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2009 and given four months to live. She also claimed to have successfully cured her cancer through dietary changes and natural remedies. She buil

#3 The Smoothest Conman That Ever Lived

Apr 15th, 2020 25m 28s

Today’s episode puts the spotlight on the smoothest conman that ever lived. Victor Lustig gained notoriety for attempting (successfully) to sell the Eiffel Tower, on two separate occasions. He amassed a fortune by scamming his victims using a “

#2 The Lost Carnegie

Apr 13th, 2020 24m 19s

Cassie Chadwick a.k.a Elizabeth Bigley defrauded several American banks out of millions of dollars by claiming to be Andrew Carnegie’s illegitimate daughter. She pulled off one of the greatest bank heists during the Gilded Age in American histo

#1 Hipster Grifter

Apr 12th, 2020 26m 27s

This episode follows the story of the sensational Hipster Grifter from Utah, a charming twenty-something girl from Utah who swindled her way through Brooklyn’s hipster community. She was sentenced to jail time for passing bad checks and taking

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