Explore the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust - emotional and financial. Featuring interviews with the key people, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.
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Air Date: 2020-10-14
In the first episode, television producer Benita Alexander shares that she thought she was headed for a fairytale Ita...
Air Date: 2020-10-21
A woman claiming to be an Irish heiress swindles thousands of dollars from her best friend.
Air Date: 2020-10-28
Through elaborate and illegal methods, Rick Singer manipulates the admissions process for rich and famous parents who...
Air Date: 2021-03-03
What does Fyre Fest creator Billy McFarland have to say now about the disastrous music festival in the Caribbean?
Air Date: 2021-03-10
Meet the fabulously rich "Saudi Prince" who was part of one of the most powerful families in the world – but, was he?
Air Date: 2021-03-17
Journey into the world of psychics and find out what happens when a psychic cons customers out of their money – reven...
Air Date: 2021-03-24
"I scam people and drink their wine." How did this wine collector have some of the world's best, most expensive wines?
Air Date: 2021-03-31
How and why did this scammer crush so many Hollywood dreams?