Scammers are targeting you and your loved ones. I know all too well. My mother spent $350,000 on a man she believed was her soulmate right before her death. The only way we can fight back is to arm ourselves with information. Scammer Warriors unite! These stories are from victims and their families. The details are so shocking that they’re hard to believe.
Categories: Education, Society & Culture, True Crime
Tags: catfish, dating, romance scam, scam, scammer, scamming
What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? This is the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. Host and award-winning journalist Evan Ratliff investigates how Chikli duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?
All episodes are available now. You can binge the series ad-free on Wondery+ or on Amazon Music with a Prime membership or Amazon Music Unlimited subscription.
Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime
Tags: con artist, evan ratliff, Exhibit C, gilbert chikli, persona, pineapple street studios, scam, scammer, the french deception, true-crime, wondery
She said she had cancer. More than once. She claimed to be a doctor, business owner, and the daughter of a Canadian oil tycoon; She promised luxury trips, business ventures, and a future that never existed — all funded by the people who trusted her most.
But none of it was real.Elizabeth Teckenbrock is a con artist hiding in plain sight, on tiktok. With every new lie, she crafted a more elaborate persona… and everyone bought it.
In this limited series, CC Suarez and Sherrilyn Dale unravel Elizabeth’s tangled web of deception, spun over years of manipulation. From fake diagnoses to stolen money, charity fraud, evictions, and broken friendships, eLIESabeth is the story of a woman who weaponized sympathy and left a trail of destruction in her wake.
She wasn’t just lying about who she was. She was creating a character — and everyone around her was unknowingly cast in the script.
New episodes every week. Subscribe now — before she scams her way into your life.
Produced by Sherrilyn Dale & CC Suarez
Written and Narrated by Sherrilyn Dale
Researched by Sherrilyn Dale and CC Suarez
Categories: Society & Culture, True Crime
Tags: cancer, cc suarez, chelsea suarez, clout, Crime, criminal, Elizabeth, fraud, here for the clout, Lies, scam, scam artist, scammer, sherrilyn dale, teckenbrock, tiktok