The very bizarre case of Thierry Tilly.

Described as the Leonardo da Vinci of mental manipulation, “guru” Thierry Tilly duped a reclusive French family out of more than $6 million, including their chateau. In 1999, Ghislaine was looking for someone to help her update her Paris-based secretarial…
BRE-X The $6 Billion Gold Fraud

In 1993, a prospector named Michael de Guzman walked out of the jungles of Borneo with extraordinary news: he found gold. For the next three years, de Guzman produced thousands of core samples riddled with gold. During that period, the…
Armin Meiwes, The Rotenburg Cannibal

German Cannibal Armin Meiwes: “Looking for a Well-Built Young Man to Be Slaughtered and Then Eaten.” Those who personally knew Armin Meiwes would never have believed that the helpful, sweet, and charming man would eventually turn out to be labeled…