The Most Insane Ponzi Schemes In History

There's nothing like a good con story. Anyone who has moved to the big city can tell you how they were swindled out of a dollar on the subway, or how someone came knocking at their door with a suspicious-sounding sob story. And then there are the long cons, the con games that last for months - or even years. The amount of planning and risk involved in those types of schemes are extraordinary, and you have to be pretty charming and extremely smart to pull them off.

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[jeniferburton]

Dude, I don't care what the story is, this narrators voice is amazing.... I'll just listen for hours

[brj_han]

"There's a sucker born every minute" -- P. T. Barnum, probably...

[navret]

If it seems too good to be true, it probably is. Words to live financially by.

[No-svmu]

I have always believed the Barclay's know what happened to Nicholas, possibly killed him themselves, and they accepted the imposter knowing it wasn't him, but it makes them look innocent.

[tremorsfan]

Frank Abagnale's biggest scam was probably writing his biography.

[PurpleSquirrels]

“The only lives that truly matter are those who respect the lives of others“.

[pattyk]

Mediums are alive and well today and on TV still screwing idiots out of their money.

[NewMessage]

My brother is the biggest scam I know. My folks have been completely duped by him.

[Melly_]

Awesome video, I only know this because only a few seconds in there was at least one Fonzie reference 😂❤

[sydneycernek]

not about hustlers but could you please do one on assyrian history? thank u i love u guys sm

[Roastingintheheat]

Con man does not mean the same thing as a Ponzi scheme.

[Bdear]

There was an Australian woman, Melissa Caddick who's said to have stolen 40 million, including life savings from family & friends. She went missing after authorities visited her, finding her foot months later.

[LisafromNOLA]

“Whole ass Eiffel Tower … twice” love it 😂😂😂

[somenamedno]

"Not Abig-NA-lee! Not Abig-NAY-LEE! But ABIG-NAIL!"

[cameron]

I really dont feel bad for most of the people who got screwed with Madoff. The people being reported all say they couldnt believe the returns but kept investing due to greed. Just like the people trying to scam Gamestop and got caught with nothing.

[Hillers]

At 4:10 ...sadly, DNA testing by multiple international laboratories confirmed that Anastasia did die...

[btetschner]

A+ video!
LOVE IT! What scam stories!

[jons.]

The closest thing to home in my area was the late 70s "Pyramid"(schemes)! A couple of my teachers were talking about it in high school but I don't know if anyone got involved before it was debunked as a fraud!

[DC]

“Seriously, when the going gets tough, you don’t need a criminal lawyer, you need a CRIMINAL lawyer”

[Auron]

Frederic Bourdin is actually the least shady person in that story