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Unearths the human truths behind some of the most extraordinary cases in con artistry.
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Season 1

  • Matthew Cox
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    Matthew Cox

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Matthew Cox is a former mortgage broker from Florida who found himself on the Secret Service's most wanted list. He made millions falsifying home ownership and mortgage documents for five times the properties' actual worth.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Christophe Rocancourt
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    Christophe Rocancourt

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Christophe Rocancourt is a French impostor and con artist who scammed rich and powerful people by masquerading in turn as a French nobleman the heir to the Rockefeller family or as a Russian prince.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Jan Lewan
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    Jan Lewan

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Jan Lewan is the polka sensation from Pennsylvania who fleeced millions of investors with his classic Ponzi scheme. His name shot to fame when Netflix produced the movie Polka King with actor Jack Black playing Jan Lewan.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Frédéric Bourdin
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    Frédéric Bourdin

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Nicknamed "The Chameleon" Frédéric Bourdin is a former French serial imposter who claims to have faked at least five hundred false identities including a young Texas boy who went missing in the mid-90's.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Shaun Greenhalgh
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    Shaun Greenhalgh

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger. Between 1989 and 2006 he produced a number of forgeries including Roman and Chinese art objects medieval Christian relics and 19th century paintings that fooled some of the world's most respected art institutions.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Helmut Kiener
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    Helmut Kiener

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/16/2022

    Dubbed the “Mini Madoff” Kiener is one of Germany’s greatest con artists tricking thousands of private investors and banks including Barclays and JP Morgan to the tune of more than $300 million.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown