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Amanda Vaughn, a newly divorced mom of two, decides to go for a fresh start and moves to Dallas, only to find that she's the center of gossiping women, plastic surgery and fraud.

Celebrity restaurateur Sarma Melngailis becomes the "Vegan Fugitive" when she's conned out of millions by a man who convinces her that he can expand her food empire and make her beloved pit bull immortal-as long as she never questions his increasingly bizarre requests.

This docuseries follows the rise and fall of financier Bernie Madoff, who orchestrated one of the biggest Ponzi schemes in Wall Street history.

An original business documentary television series from CNBC that examines the some of the biggest corporate and white collar crimes in the United States. Companies such as Tyco, Enron, HealthSouth, and WorldCom, that have exploited hard working Americans out of their equity investments, retirement funds, and employment due to corporate lavish spending and lack of oversight.

Tells the unbelievable true story of the larger-than-life attorney, Eric C. Conn, who defrauded the government over half a billion dollars in the largest Social Security fraud case in history.

Conspiracy. Fraud. Violence. Murder. What starts out virtual can get real all too quickly - and when the web is worldwide, so are the consequences.

In this harrowing docuseries, a cruel conman masquerading as a British spy manipulates and steals from his victims, leaving ruined families in his wake.

This three-part docuseries explores the Murdaugh family, whose decades of powerful influence over the legal system in the South Carolina lowcountry unravel amid accusations of fraud, deception, and murder. Hailing from a long line of powerful legal figures, Alex Murdaugh along with his wife, Maggie, and sons, Buster and Paul, enjoyed unparalleled sway over authorities, until Paul's involvement in a tragic boating accident thrust a level of scrutiny on the family's actions and legacy, revealing a bizarre and deadly chain of events. the series questions the unchecked power of privilege - and the trail of death and destruction left in one family's wake.

Cold Call is a dark thriller, set in Manchester, detailing the story of a single mother caught up in a fraudulent cold call scam that threatens to see her life unravel. It stars Sally Lindsay as June, a hard working mother left determined to salvage her family's future after a phone call that changes her life. Following the death of her elderly mother and fuelled by a bubbling rage, June attempts to hunt down those responsible in order to seek her revenge.

A woman loses her children, her lover and her freedom when she is framed for fraud committed by her husband before his death.

Leaving a trail of lies and deception in her wake, the police and her victims are left to piece together the mystery of who Melissa Caddick really was. To those closest to her, she was a daughter, wife, mother, and loyal friend. But as the pieces of the puzzle begin to crystallise and the police close in, a decomposing foot with an Asics running shoe still attached washes up on a sandy beach and turns everything about her disappearance on its head.

Desperate for startup stardom, an overly-ambitious finance mastermind lies, cheats and schemes his less-than-authentic company up the ladder to success.

How far would you go for power, fame and fortune? Featuring outrageous, high-stakes stories, each episode follows a brilliant and brazen young entrepreneur who uses cunning and creativity to pull off the most wildly inventive high-stakes gambles of the new millennium.

Based on the 2018 book "D'argent et de sang" by journalist Fabrice Arfi about the multi-billion carbon tax fraud that was dubbed "the fraud of the century" by French media.

This investigative docuseries explores the greed, fraud and corruption that built up - and ultimately brought down - India's most infamous tycoons.

How did a conflict between the world's wealthiest woman and her daughter spiral into national scandal? This riveting docuseries tells the whole story.

Now more than ever, ordinary people are choosing unconventional paths to justice. With police departments in turmoil and the role of law enforcement in question, citizens are hiring private investigators to find the answers they need. Missing persons, infidelities, cold cases and fraud fill their notebooks. SECRETS, LIES AND PRIVATE EYES follows four teams of PIs as they tackle these cases. Their role is exacting and yet deeply fulfilling. Their clients are desperate, troubled, and sometimes wacky, but their purpose is clear - to find the truth whatever it takes. Cops are no longer the only way to separate right from wrong. The PI is back.

ITV Daytime's resident judge, Robert Rinder, is lifting the lid on some of Britain's worst crimes in a brand new documentary series. This 10 episode series will delve deep into each real-life case using witness accounts, CCTV footage and news reports to reconstruct defining moments. From murders to extreme cases of fraud, the series examines the police efforts that helped solve these crimes, as well as looking into miscarriages of justice.

My Online Nightmare explores remarkable tales of extraordinary scammers and fraudsters who used the internet to lure and con their victims, with terrifying - and sometimes deadly - results

Con Man extraordinaire Barry Minkow has nine lives and then some. From paydays to IPOs and prison to the pulpit, a crazy cast of characters catapults the story across four decades, exposing the most incredible con story never told.

Faking Hitler tells the absurd story of the forged Hitler diaries. How did a reporter and an art forger trigger the biggest media scandal of the post-war period?

Braunschlag, a small town at the Austrian-Czech border, is bankrupt. It would take no less than a miracle to survive between Russian loan sharks and demands from the state governors office. And exactly that is what mayor Tschach (Robert Palfrader) and his best friend, the struggling disco entrepreneur Pfeisinger (Nicholas Ofczarek) have in mind. In the hope of finally putting Braunschlag on the map and luring masses of tourists into town they stage an apparition of the Holy Virgin Mary. While initial results are encouraging, things don't quite work out as planned once the good people of Braunschlag get into the act. BRAUNSCHLAG is a story about greed, corruption, misanthropy, Catholicism and alcohol quintessential Austria. This black-humored TV series explores the darker corners of the Austrian heart.

Discover the most outrageous hoaxes in history, from the people who orchestrated them to those who exposed them. Get ready to be amazed! History's Greatest Hoaxes takes you on a thrilling ride through the world's most famous scams and schemes. Uncover the truth behind the lies!