Hope’s world is about to implode as she realises there’s more to Emily than meets the eye. Hope is heartbroken when she discovers the real identity of her teenage best friend. In Sydney, three years later, Californian backpacker Emmy is also caught in a make-believe world of secrets and spies. She’s about to be drawn into Samantha Azzopardi’s vortex of lies.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Hope’s world is about to implode as she realises there’s more to Emily than meets the eye. Hope is heartbroken when she discovers the real identity of her teenage best friend. In Sydney, three years later, Californian backpacker Emmy is also caught in a make-believe world of secrets and spies. She’s about to be drawn into Samantha Azzopardi’s vortex of lies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hope’s world is about to implode as she realises there’s more to Emily than meets the eye. Hope is heartbroken when she discovers the real identity of her teenage best friend. In Sydney, three years later, Californian backpacker Emmy is also caught in a make-believe world of secrets and spies.&nbsp;She’s about to be drawn into Samantha Azzopardi’s vortex of lies. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

2. Lies, Spies, and Blue Bananas

<h3>New episodes dropping every Wednesday until Nov 22</h3> In 2011, Russian gymnast Emily Sciberras tells her new best friend that her entire family has been killed in a murder-suicide, including her 15-year-old twin sister.&nbsp;In 2013, a distressed teenage girl with no name is found on the streets of Dublin after escaping a human trafficking ring. She is so traumatised she cannot speak.In 2014, 14-year-old Aurora Hepburn stumbles into a clinic in Canada, after fleeing a cult.What do these women and their terrifying stories have in common?They are all fake identities, convincingly created by one Australian woman – Samantha Azzopardi – a serial con-artist who has amassed more than 75 aliases and repeatedly deceived her victims and authorities around the globe. Yet she is not in it for the money.This gripping 8 episode podcast, based on the hit international television series, crosses three continents and features world exclusive accounts from Samantha's victims. Listeners are taken on an intriguing quest to find out - who is the real Samantha Azzopardi?&nbsp;And why does she do this? Con Girl was produced by CJZ ProductionsWriter &amp; Narrator&nbsp;Anthony Griffis&nbsp; Investigative Producers&nbsp;Penelope Cross&nbsp;Serena Faber-Nelson Editors&nbsp;Philippa Rowlands ASEDavid Rudd Original Music&nbsp;The DA’s office Audio Mix&nbsp;Simon Hicks at Cutting Edge Executive Producers&nbsp;Paula Bycroft&nbsp;Andrew Farrell<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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New episodes dropping every Wednesday until Nov 22 In 2011, Russian gymnast Emily Sciberras tells her new best friend that her entire family has been killed in a murder-suicide, including her 15-year-old twin sister.  In 2013, a distressed teenage girl with no name is found on the streets of Dublin after escaping a human trafficking ring. She is so traumatised she cannot speak. In 2014, 14-year-old Aurora Hepburn stumbles into a clinic in Canada, after fleeing a cult. What do these women and their terrifying stories have in common? They are all fake identities, convincingly created by one Australian woman – Samantha Azzopardi – a serial con-artist who has amassed more than 75 aliases and repeatedly deceived her victims and authorities around the globe. Yet she is not in it for the money. This gripping 8 episode podcast, based on the hit international television series, crosses three continents and features world exclusive accounts from Samantha's victims. Listeners are taken on an intriguing quest to find out - who is the real Samantha Azzopardi? And why does she do this? Con Girl was produced by CJZ Productions Writer & Narrator  Anthony Griffis  Investigative Producers  Penelope Cross  Serena Faber-Nelson Editors  Philippa Rowlands ASE David Rudd Original Music  The DA’s office Audio Mix  Simon Hicks at Cutting Edge Executive Producers  Paula Bycroft  Andrew Farrell Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

New episodes dropping every Wednesday until Nov 22 In 2011, Russian gymnast Emily Sciberras tells her new best friend that her entire family has been killed in a murder-suicide, including her 15-year-old twin sister.&nbsp;In 2013, a distressed teenage girl with no name is found on the streets of Dublin after escaping a human trafficking ring. She is so traumatised she cannot speak.In 2014, 14-year-old Aurora Hepburn stumbles into a clinic in Canada, after fleeing a cult.What do these women and their terrifying stories have in common?They are all fake identities, convincingly created by one Australian woman – Samantha Azzopardi – a serial con-artist who has amassed more than 75 aliases and repeatedly deceived her victims and authorities around the globe. Yet she is not in it for the money.This gripping 8 episode podcast, based on the hit international television series, crosses three continents and features world exclusive accounts from Samantha's victims. Listeners are taken on an intriguing quest to find out - who is the real Samantha Azzopardi?&nbsp;And why does she do this? Con Girl was produced by CJZ ProductionsWriter &amp; Narrator&nbsp;Anthony Griffis&nbsp; Investigative Producers&nbsp;Penelope Cross&nbsp;Serena Faber-Nelson Editors&nbsp;Philippa Rowlands ASEDavid Rudd Original Music&nbsp;The DA’s office Audio Mix&nbsp;Simon Hicks at Cutting Edge Executive Producers&nbsp;Paula Bycroft&nbsp;Andrew Farrell Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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