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THE TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Could the courts really order the death of your innocent baby? Was there an illegal immigrant who couldn't be deported because he had a pet cat? Are unelected judges truly enemies of the people? Most of us think the law is only relevant to criminals, if we...

The uproarious, bestselling true story of the world's most sought-after con man, immortalized by Leonardo DiCaprio in DreamWorks' feature film of the same name, from the author of Scam Me If You Can. Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was...

In the early 1980s on a remote part of the Sudanese coast, a new luxury holiday resort opened for business. Catering for divers, it attracted guests from around the world. Little did the holidaymakers know that the staff were undercover spies, working for the Mossad - the Israeli secret service. Providing a front for covert night-time activities, the holiday village allowed the agents to carry out an operation unlike any seen before. What began with one cryptic message pleading for help, turned into the secret evacuation of thousands of Ethiopian Jews....

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF TIME’S 100 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR Sex and the City meets Bad Blood and Catch Me if You Can in this riveting true crime memoir that tells the astonishing firsthand story of Anna Delvey—the fake heiress who conned New York’s elite—and the friend she...

The third of a trilogy, this collection features 16 of the world's most outrageous scams and hoaxes. They all really happened, and were taken from firsthand accounts, newspaper reports, or historical documents found in public libraries. They date as far back as the late 1800s, but most are more recent. However, you won't find any defrauded widows or orphans in these stories; the victims are institutions or corporations quite capable of defending themselves, and the crooks who match wits with them are just as savvy. You could almost call it a fair fight!

Ehrlich währt am längsten, bekommt man als Kind ständig eingebläut. Und trotzdem: Immer wieder ist von Fakes im großen Stil die Rede, schummelt jemand oder wird betrogen. "Ggf. wahr!" ist der Original Podcast, der vom schönen Schein, von halben Wahrheiten und von echten Lügen erzählt. Von Menschen, deren Identität gestohlen wird, die Weinfälschern auf die Schliche kommen oder an Verschwörungstheorien glauben. Menschen, die lügen, weil sie können oder müssen. Unsere Reporterinnen treffen Spaßvögel und Hochstapler, Schummlerinnen und Betrügerinnen.

Ehrlich währt am längsten, bekommt man als Kind ständig eingebläut. Aber unehrlich geht einfacher und macht mehr Spaß. Warum sonst mogeln wir uns ständig irgendwo durch und geben etwas vor, was vielleicht gar nicht so ist? "Ggf. wahr!“ ist der Original Podcast, der vom schönen Schein, von halben Wahrheiten und von echten Lügen erzählt. Von Menschen, die eine Scheinehe führen, sich als Politiker_innen ausgeben oder ganze Firmen erfinden.

Journalist and author Michael Grothaus has spent years researching and writing about the dark side of the internet, from online trolls and pornography to sex-trafficking. This is his quest to pull back the curtain on deep fake pornography. Who's making it? Who's affected by it? Who's trying to stop it? And what happens next?

Join host Glenys and special comedian guests as they explore wild tales of hoaxes, scams, con-artists and all things deceptive. Follow us: Instagram- @fakesandfraudspod Twitter - @fakesandfrauds Logo by Molly Bland.

Na světě existuje více než 50 000 true crime podcastů. Je jenom otázkou času, kdy zásoba kriminálních případů dojde. Jedinou možností zůstává vydat se na vlastní kriminální dráhu a doplnit tak zásobu nových příběhů. Anebo začít improvizovat...Láďa a Jáchym pro vás v unikátním zcela improvizovaném podcastu objasní několik záhadných případů. A ten největší zločin je, že se nikdy nestaly. Žádný scénář, žádná jistota, jen vy, živý publikum a fantazie, která je většinou vyšinutější než ti nejhorší vraždící maniaci.Láďa Karda...

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Fake Crime Fridays is a long-form improv show where Cedar and a guest orchestrate a plot based on submissions from listeners just like you. These submissions, similar in style to Mad Libs, are thoroughly blended through various programs to create a loose script. The actors take it from there and use improv strategies in a desperate attempt to make the episode logical. By listening, you are an integral part of this audio experiment. To send in your own submissions, get access to behind the scenes content, and support us, we humbly ask that you consider following us on Patreon

Ryan Scott, known to some as “Father Ryan,” was no ordinary con man. He’d been accused of abusing followers and enriching himself with their money. He's left a wake of angry people across multiple states. And that’s not all. There are questions surrounding the brutal deaths of two priests he associated with. Investigative reporter Alex Schuman explores Scott's bizarre, quizzical, and sometimes dangerous world. Smoke Screen is an investigative documentary series on people with complex motives and morals. Follow characters on the fringes of society - con artists, cult leaders, corrupt ...

In 2024, a sophisticated Deep Fake scam rocked the global business community, targeting Arup — a leading engineering firm — and by the end of one day in January 2024, 40 million dollars had disappeared. "Deep Fake" dives deep into the murky world of digital deception, unravelling the intricate layers of this shocking case. Through expert interviews and insider accounts, we explore how this scam was orchestrated, the technology behind it, and its chilling implications for our digital future. ** AI voices have been used extensively in this podcast.**

Bunk traces the history of the hoax as a peculiarly American phenomenon, examining what motivates hucksters and makes the rest of us so gullible. Disturbingly, Young finds that fakery is woven from stereotype and suspicion, race being the most insidious American hoax of all. He chronicles how Barnum came to fame by displaying figures like Joice Heth, a black woman whom he pretended was the 161-year-old nursemaid to George Washington.

Join Jay and Rosie each week on Tuesdays at 5 am EST As they talk about stories from around the world. Are the stories REAL | or FAKE that is for you to decide. They will bring you two new stories each week from around the world. In between the stories, Jay and Rosie talk and have conversations talk about the topic for that show.

We sit down with Wes, who was working call centers as a broker for clients wanting to sell their time shares. Wes would sell the time share and keep the money and or the time share never existed. He made 24.5 million selling fake dreams of a time share that did not exist or the client would never get. He was spending $30,000 a week at the club at one point. In the end the mother of his first child ended up contacting the police about his operation. The was the beginning of the end. When indicted he was known as the "King Of Wire Fraud" at the time. This is a true story.

In Breaking van Gogh, James Grundvig investigates the history and authenticity of van Gogh's iconic Wheat Field with Cypresses. Relying on a vast array of techniques from the study of the painter's biography and personal correspondence to the examination of the painting's style and technical characteristics, Grundvig proves that the "most expensive purchase" housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is a fake.

Un épisode sans retenues de la façon dont les médias du Québec, au Canada, ainsi que les agences gouvernementales ont amplifié la rumeur et les insinuations pour tenir un tribunal fantoche visant à détruire les affaires, la réputation et la vie de Marcel Pontbriand. Il s'agit de la Partie 2 de la série Cowboy De La Route qui se concentre sur la trame de fond canadienne-française sur la manière dont le sensationnalisme a abouti à des montagnes russes émotionnelles qui ont détruit la vie de nombreuses familles québécoises