Inside the Mind of a Con Artist unearths the human truths behind some of the most extraordinary cases in con artistry.

Matthew Cox is a former mortgage broker from Florida who found himself on the Secret Service’s most wanted list. He made millions falsifying home ownership and mortgage documents for five times the properties’ actual worth.

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Matthew Cox is an American former mortgage broker from Florida who made millions falsifying documents to make it appear that he owned the properties.

Matthew Cox

Christophe Rocancourt is a French impostor and con artist who scammed rich and powerful people by masquerading in turn as a French nobleman, the heir to the Rockefeller family, or as a Russian prince.

From an orphanage in a small town in France to the heart of the glitterati of Los Angeles and New York, Christophe Thierry Rocancourt is a legend on the imposter scene.

Christophe Rocancourt

Jan Lewan is the polka sensation from Pennsylvania who fleeced millions of investors with his classic Ponzi scheme. His name shot to fame when Netflix produced the movie Polka King with actor Jack Black playing Jan Lewan.

Jan Lewandowski, known as Jan Lewan, is a Polish-American songwriter and polka band leader. Lewan's financial crimes were described as a “classic Ponzi scheme".

Jan Lewan

Nicknamed "The Chameleon", Frédéric Bourdin is a former French serial imposter who claims to have faked at least five hundred false identities, including a young Texas boy who went missing in the mid-90's.

Frédéric Bourdin is a former French serial imposter the press has nicknamed "The Chameleon".

Frédéric Bourdin

Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger. Between 1989 and 2006, he produced a number of forgeries including Roman and Chinese art objects, medieval Christian relics, and 19th century paintings, that fooled some of the world's most respected art institutions.

Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger. Over a seventeen-year period, between 1989 and 2006, he produced a large number of forgeries in a variety of styles.

Shaun Greenhalgh

Dubbed the “Mini Madoff,” Kiener is one of Germany’s greatest con artists, tricking thousands of private investors and banks, including Barclays and JP Morgan, to the tune of more than $300 million.

One of Germany’s greatest con artists, Helmut Kiener tricked thousands of private investors and banks out of more than $300 million.