05 - Charles Ponzi, the pioneer - Legendary C...

On April 14, 2021, in the federal prison in Butner, North Carolina, an 82-year-old inmate died. This man is Bernard Madoff, one of the greatest swindlers in history, the mastermind of the most elaborate Ponzi scheme. The businessman was at the head of one of the main investment c ...  Show more

An American company specializing in the production and transportation of gas, it was founded in 1985 by Kenneth Lay, a former member of the Reagan administration and close to Republican Party heavyweights like Bush, father and son. In the 1990s, deregulation of the energy market ...  Show more

Join us for the tale of two men who soaked the streamers for projects that just didn't exist. But hey, the movie business is built on dreams, hype, and money. Con artists thrive on dreams, hype, and money. A match made in Hollywood!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informat ...  Show more

Everyone loves a good heist film -- but how accurate are they? Join Ben and Matt as they delve into the stories of modern history's biggest heists, actual criminal conspiracies carried out across the world to steal millions of dollars' worth of loot. Who got caught? Who got shot? ...  Show more

Parcast’s Original Show, Con Artists, peeks behind the masks of hustlers, swindlers, and Nigerian Princes. We’ll dive into their psychology, and teach listeners how to spot a con. Every week tells the story of a different scammer, someone like Gregor MacGregor, who sold investmen ...  Show more

America has a soft spot for scoundrels. From the (evil) genius who kept selling the Brooklyn Bridge to foreigners to the original snake oil salesman, we race through history's most legendary cons and discover why Denver was the Florence of the Con-Man Renaissance. Featuring Ma ...