Frauds and Swindling

January 14, 2024

Besieged Influencer Chiara Ferragni Is the Talk of Milan Fashion Week

Embroiled in a scandal, the social media queen faces criminal charges, sponsor defection and a loss of faith among her 29 million Instagram followers. What becomes […]
May 4, 2023

Inside the Delirious Rise of ‘Superfake’ Handbags

Listen to This Article Audio Recording by Audm Once upon a time, the legend goes, Theseus slew the Minotaur and sailed triumphantly home to Athens on […]
January 17, 2023

The Costuming of George Santos

Throughout history, clothes have maketh the con man. There is a scene at the beginning of “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” the 1999 film adaptation of the […]
December 13, 2022

Sam Bankman-Fried and Schlubby Style

Sam Bankman-Fried’s choices may signal an end to the schlubby mystique. The mythic figure that is the billionaire tech genius in the nowhere man tee may […]
December 17, 2021

How Elizabeth Holmes Changed Her Style for Trial

As the fraud trial of the Theranos founder draws to a close, could her new courtroom image affect the decision? Some day, the three-month-long Elizabeth Holmes […]
June 2, 2021

Modern Love Podcast: Catfished and Trapped in a Romance Scam

Listen and follow Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher “My photos were circulating all over, creating new personas: a Chicago stockbroker, an Oregon park ranger, […]
April 15, 2021

Tracii Hutsona: ‘Serial Con Artist’

Meet Tracii Hutsona. “She can talk anybody into anything,” said her sister. Over decades, authorities say, she did. Tracii Show Hutsona and Derrell Hutsona showed off […]
December 8, 2020

Olivia Jade on 'Red Table Talk': Five Takeaways

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Five Takeaways From Olivia Jade’s First Interview About the College Admissions Scandal The […]
November 13, 2020

How I Got Caught Up in a Global Romance Scam

This past spring, my inboxes began filling with messages from heartbroken women. The first came through Instagram: “Hey, I am Lina. I live in Germany. Someone […]
August 2, 2020

From Minecraft Tricks to Twitter Hack: A Florida Teen’s Troubled Online Path

For Graham Ivan Clark, the online mischief-making started early. By the age of 10, he was playing the video game Minecraft, in part to escape what […]