con artists

THINGS

Thanks to “The Dropout,” everyone knows Elizabeth Holmes—but there’s one crucial detail that all the shows and podcasts left out.

PEOPLE

Charles Ponzi was making money hand over fist for his investors, but when the veneer of success came off, his name became synonymous with fraud.

THINGS

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!” There have been many notorious hucksters, charlatans, and tricksters throughout the ages who never failed to come up with innovative ways to pull...

THINGS

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me!” There have been many notorious hucksters, charlatans, and tricksters throughout the ages who never failed to come up with innovative ways to pull...



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