Sensational Scams

Overview

It takes an evil mastermind to pull off a million – sometimes even a billion – dollar swindle. From Bernie Madoff’s classic Ponzi scheme on Wall Street, to pop-music mogul Lou Pearlman, or a man with an extraordinary palate taking the vintage wine world by storm, to the master of doping and deception Lance Armstrong – scam artists are hustling in every sphere of modern life.