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Favourite scams?

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ZowieHendrix · 30/01/2021 11:18

Just listening to Scam Goddess as I've always had a fascination with scam artists. I think it's the confidence. What I like about the podcast is that it shines the light on all sorts of scams, from the small to the large (Fyre festival.)
So are there any interesting scams I can lose myself in a Reddit rabbit hole. Not so much people scamming everyday people (apart from Dirty John), more interested in the bigger ones.
Thanks (also not looking for inspiration!)

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ZowieHendrix · 30/01/2021 11:19

also my favourite one is the Ukrainian woman who posed as a six year old woman to get adopted.

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PegasusReturns · 30/01/2021 11:20

The Netflix documentary on Fyre was jaw droppingly fascinating.

I’m not sure anything compares.

ZowieHendrix · 30/01/2021 11:28

@PegasusReturns yeah it's great. I don't know how a 22 year old with no business experience has the guts to rock up in New York and get people to fund them starting a new credit card company. It's wild!

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