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A weekly true crime podcast about con-artists, scammers, impostors and grifters, told in a narrative, storytelling format. If tales of deception, glamour and subterfuge are up your alley, then this podcast is just for you. We’ll cover the stories of famous grifters who swindled their way through life, such as Anna Delvey (Fake Heiress), Kari Ferrel (Hipster Grifter), David Hampton (Six Degrees Conman), Victor Lustig (Eiffel Tower Salesman) and more.
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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 herself. In the next two years of her stay, she was given the name Anna Anderson and was noted as being anti-soc…
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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 wealthy and naive Manhattan elites. His various misdemeanours earned him a notorious reputation and inspired th…
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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 the pitch for several weeks. He convinced others of his talents and moved from club to club, avoiding footb…
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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. Thankfully, with the help of a social worker and a psychiatrist, he gets his life back on track and becomes a p…
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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 built a massive social media empire and had a net worth of $420,000 thanks to her brand, The Whole Pantry. Thi…
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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 “money box” that he claimed could duplicate $100 bills and even duped Al Capone, one of the wealthiest and …
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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 history - when women weren’t allowed to vote or get loans from banks.Sources: 1. Smithsonian Magazine: https://…
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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 thousands of dollars from her victims, while telling colourful stories about coughing up blood, cancer and…
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