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Back to SearchThe Author Trap: Inside The Scheme Selling Lies to Hopeful Writers
Brent Crane is being chased through a mall in the Philippines. He's on the trail of Page Turner, the company that has been accused of stealing $44 mi…
7 hours ago
White Lies: The Scammer Who Left Brides In The Lurch And Couldn't Stop
Episode 10
Michael Esposito hired 50 journalists, promised them a dream job, and disappeared without paying a dime. Years later, he resurfaced under various new…
1 week ago
The de Kooning Job: Teachers Turned Thieves
Episode 9
In 1985, a priceless painting vanished from a university museum in Arizona. The FBI had no leads. 32 years later, it turned up behind a bedroom door …
2 weeks ago
Gay Girl in Damascus: A Viral Kidnapping And An Internet Fantasy
Episode 8
The story of a Syrian-American blogger whose posts during the Arab Spring captured hearts around the world—including a woman in Montreal who believed…
3 weeks ago
Fake It 'Til You Graduate: The Honor Student Who Conned a Town
Episode 7
In 2012, a Ukrainian man enrolled at a high school in Pennsylvania, pretending to be a teenage prodigy named Asher Potts. He made the honor roll and …
4 weeks ago
Spine Collector: Where Have All The Manuscripts Gone?
Episode 6
For years, someone was tricking publishers into handing over yet-to-be-published manuscripts—from bestselling authors and total unknowns alike. There…
1 month ago
The Barefoot Bandit: Catch Him If You Can
Episode 5
Colton Harris-Moore was just a teenager when he began breaking into homes across the Pacific Northwest. But soon, he was stealing cars, boats... and …
1 month, 1 week ago
The Undead Tour: How The Fake Zombies Fooled America
Episode 4
A British band called The Zombies had a smash hit single in America with ‘Time of the Season’ in the late 60s. Shortly afterwards, four handsome Texa…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
An Admission of Lies: The Man Who Fooled Princeton
Episode 3
A gifted, mysterious young man with a tragic past and talent for long-distance running is admitted to Princeton. He dazzles everyone from admissions …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?
Episode 1
He dated a Hollywood princess and claimed to be the Vatican’s man in America. But Raffaello Follieri wasn’t all he appeared to be. He convinced some …
2 months ago