"Fast Jack" Farrell is one of the greatest card and dice manipulators of the twentieth century. Read more

The only thing Ken Perenyi loved as much as art was swindling the art world. Read more

Cassie Chadwick excelled at impersonating high society royalty—and at getting everyone in her path to shower her with cash. Read more

A cult survivor tells us her dark story of abuse and manipulation at the hands of the charismatic cult leader. 爬墙梯子

Maria talks with the Atlantic’s Emily Yoffe about the most common grift of them all: the sweetheart scam. Read more

Sam Israel not only ran one of the most successful Ponzi schemes in history, he would eventually go on to the most extreme con there is. Read more

Oscar Hartzell, born to humble beginnings, would go on to craft one of the most elaborate and successful mail fraud cons of all time. Read more

Lyla was just looking for a ride home from the mall when she met a woman who would nearly ruin her life. Read more

Peter Fenton had two careers as a con artist. In his youth, he ran the crooked games at a traveling carnival. Read more

Ferdinand Demara is quite possibly the greatest con artist you’ve never heard of. Read more