Claim OwnershipPersona: The French Deception
Description
What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?
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I listen to this because the song.
Israel the land of the master scammers and thieves. Ask any Palestinian
There is NOTHING simple about ripping ppl out These ppl are the worst as they pray on the uneducated