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For a while, it seemed you couldn't escape the headlines surrounding scam artist Anna Delvey, the fake socialite who tricked her way into the upper echelons of New York City's elite before being ...
In this scam, the confidence artist poses as a casting agent for a modeling agency searching for new talent. The aspiring model is told that he will need a portfolio or comp card . The mark will pay an upfront fee to have photos and create his portfolio, after which he will be sent on his way in the hope that his agent will find him work in the ...
George C. Parker (1860–1936): American con man who sold New York City monuments to tourists, including the Brooklyn Bridge, which he sold twice a week for years. The saying "I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge" originated from this con. [13] Charles Ponzi (1882–1949): Italian swindler and con artist; "Ponzi scheme" is a type of fraud named ...
Angela Harkness (also known as Fatemeh Karimkhani, born in 1976, in Tehran, Iran) is a convicted scam artist. Her biggest scheme was Angela's Motorsports , a NASCAR team in 2003. Harkness was sentenced to 40 months in prison on May 25, 2007.
The first reports of the scam were made in early March. NC is one of several states affected by the "smishing" scam. Here's what we know.
After the criminals convinced the victims of Pitt’s love, they began suggesting the women invest with him in various projects. Police have since been able to recover approximately $95,000 (€ ...
The Justice Department has charged 64 people in a fraud case they say bilked $300 million from more than 100,000 victims.
Bob Nygaard is an American private investigator (PI) specializing in the investigation of confidence crimes, most notably psychic fraud.He has been instrumental in the arrest and conviction of numerous psychics, helping their victims obtain justice including financial restitution amounting to millions of dollars.