Explore the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust - emotional and financial. Featuring interviews with the key people, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.
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- Returning Series
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- ABC News, The Intellectual Property Corporation, ABC News Studios
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- con
- case study
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Whoopi Goldberg as Self - Narrator (voice)
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