Notable con-artists
Anna Sorokin: Fake heiress who swindled Manhattan’s elite
Simon Leview: The ‘Tinder Swindler’
Ferdinand Waldo Demara: One of the greatest impostors the world has ever seen
Frank Abegnale Jr.: The con man who ended up working for the FBI
Viktor Lustig: The man who sold the Eiffel tower
Other
A critical essay on “The Impostor Syndrome” (2023)
Fake doctor arrested (2022)
Woman arrested after faking sign language to become interpreter for US police (2022)
French serial-killer expert admits serial lies, including murder of imaginary wife (2020)