One of this summer's buzziest true-crime reads follows a serial con artist's manipulation of the criminal justice system and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johnathan Walton and Mair (aka Marianne) Smyth at Smyth's tree-trimming party (December 2013). Courtesy of Johnathan Walton "I can ...

Grifters and con artists might be the shadiest characters on TV, but damn, do we love them. Whether they’re pulling off elaborate heists, spinning lies so smoothly you’d believe every word, or ...

The confidence game, as scam artistry is called, is one of the oldest tricks in the trade. It exploits people’s trust. Human nature is on the side of these masters of fraud when it comes to defrauding ...

Ever wonder why legitimate businesspeople fall for Ponzi scheme operators and cons? In popular media, they come off as slimy and obvious. In real life, they can be some of the nicest people you would ...

Dan Aykroyd, left, and Eddie Murphy in the poster for Trading Places. Paramount. After a mean-spirited bet causes them to trade lives, Dan Aykroyd's yuppie-turned-homeless man Louis and Eddie Murphy's ...

We explore some of Wikipedia’s oddities in our 6,951,586-part monthly series, Wiki Wormhole. This week’s entry: Šćepan Mali What it’s about: A con artist who was able to take power by spreading ...

"Everything is going according to plan." "Until it isn't..." Apple TV has revealed their full official trailer for the thriller series titled Lucky, ready to watch streaming starting in July this ...

Review of The Confidence Game: Why We Fall For It…Every Time. By Maria Konnikova. Published on April 1, 1857, The Confidence Man, by Herman Melville, ends with “the cosmopolitan” telling his companion ...

Based on Marissa Stapley's 2021 novel of the same name and adapted for television by "Your Friends & Neighbors" creator Jonathan Tropper, Apple TV limited series "Lucky" is the captivating story of ...