Swindled

A Spanish woman becomes the president of a survivors group in the aftermath of the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001. 

Prelude: Fred Parisi, a New York City police officer, creates a foundation to support 9/11 first responders. 

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A New Jersey couple raises money on GoFundMe to repay a homeless man for his act of kindness. 

Prelude: Ginny Irovando Long organizes a fundraiser for her terminally ill son.

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A chemical technician risks her life to expose corporate misdeeds at a nuclear facility in Oklahoma. 

Prelude: Energy mogul Robert S. Kerr becomes the "uncrowned king of the Senate."

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A disastrous European tour reveals that an American rock band manufactured an entire fan base. 

Prelude: German R&B duo, Milli Vanilli, is exposed for lip-syncing.

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A French breast implant manufacturing company's method of cutting costs incites a global health scare. 

Prelude: Concerns over safety issues related to silicone breast implants lead to a moratorium on sales in the United States.

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An international fraudster posing as a wealthy CEO utilizes a popular dating app to scam women out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. 

Prelude: Maria Elvira Pinto Exposto, an Australian grandmother, meets the man of her dreams online.

Link to the VG report: https://www.vg.no/spesial/2019/tindersvindleren/english/ 

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A Russian-born con artist posing as a wealthy German heiress scams businesses and acquaintances in an attempt to develop her own art foundation in New York. 

Prelude: Kari Ferrell's Brooklyn exploits earn her the nickname "The Hipster Grifter."

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Originally published on July 23, 2018.

A between-season bonus episode in which a hip-hop superstar establishes a charitable foundation to benefit his homeland, the Republic of Haiti.

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Prelude: A group of high school students creates a much-maligned reality film titled Bumfights that features amateur stunts performed by homeless people.

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Prelude: Glenn W. Turner’s lifetime of pyramid schemes.

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