Discover everything about 25 Greatest Con Artists and the Scams That Made Them Famous. Comprehensive guide with facts, insights, and expert analysis.

Shows about con artists are some of the most fun and memorable TV content, and we just love to see charming and intelligent people use their powers for bad things. Whether you find con artists ...

On a special episode (first released on Aug. 20, 2025) of The Excerpt podcast: Is there a way to reliably spot a con artist? Johnathan Walton says there is. He explains how in his new book, "Anatomy ...

Grifters and con artists might be the shadiest characters on TV, but damn, do we love them. Whether they’re pulling off elaborate heists, spinning lies so smoothly you’d believe every word, or ...

The scam artists and crooks running fraud rings track the headlines better than an old episode of "Law & Order." And job losses are clearly in the headlines. We've heard news of thousands of jobs ...

Dan Aykroyd, left, and Eddie Murphy in the poster for Trading Places. Paramount. After a mean-spirited bet causes them to trade lives, Dan Aykroyd's yuppie-turned-homeless man Louis and Eddie Murphy's ...

Former 'Shark Tank' and 'American Ninja Warrior' producer makes career pivot to investigative journalism and podcasting after being duped out of nearly $100,000 by a serial fraudster In 2013, Walton ...

The confidence game, as scam artistry is called, is one of the oldest tricks in the trade. It exploits people’s trust. Human nature is on the side of these masters of fraud when it comes to defrauding ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Reality show producer Jonathan Walton is not your average scam victim. After losing nearly $100,000 to a career con artist, Walton set out to take her down and then went on to ...

After a decades-long battle with depression and while recovering from a failed suicide attempt (a gunshot to the head), celebrated NFL quarterback Erik Kramer had the brain capacity of a child when a ...