Original title
The Con
Released
10/14/2020
Origin country
US
Genre
Documentary
Production companies
ABC News, The Intellectual Property Corporation, ABC News Studios
Status
Returning series
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
15
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.
In the first episode, television producer Benita Alexander shares that she thought she was headed for a fairytale Italian wedding to a surgeon, until it turned out to be too good to be true.
A woman claiming to be an Irish heiress swindles thousands of dollars from her best friend.
Through elaborate and illegal methods, Rick Singer manipulates the admissions process for rich and famous parents whose children are applying to renowned colleges.
What does Fyre Fest creator Billy McFarland have to say now about the disastrous music festival in the Caribbean?
Meet the fabulously rich "Saudi Prince" who was part of one of the most powerful families in the world – but, was he?
Journey into the world of psychics and find out what happens when a psychic cons customers out of their money – revenge not even a psychic could predict.
"I scam people and drink their wine." How did this wine collector have some of the world's best, most expensive wines?
How and why did this scammer crush so many Hollywood dreams?
A Georgia pastor-turned-financial adviser turns his attention to a small-town bank in need of funding; an opportunity that he thinks will be his cash cow ends up being "the nail in his coffin."
A young actor unleashes a Ponzi scheme on the film industry.
A lifelong bachelor falls for a woman more than half his age and falles prey to a con artist who gains access to a majority of his life savings.
A mild-mannered college graduates is alleged to have sippened billions of dollars from an investment fund right under the nose of industry watch dogs
A young mom uses her graphic design skills to create counterfeit coupons to get free meals, household supplies and money
Prosecutors say Jim Baker is up to his old trucks attempting to con his faithful followers with a shame COVID-19 cure.
Teenager Malachi Love-Robinson poses as a doctor and friends the halls of a Florida hospital
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