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The 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…

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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

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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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…

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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 …

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The Follieri Affair: Who Conned Anne Hathaway?

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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 …

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