Serial Swindlers (2014)

Season 1

Exposing the world's most conniving, creative, and criminally adept con men, Serial Swindlers goes inside their minds. While their crimes and exploits are a ready-made Hollywood script, their escapades have left a trail of heartache, poverty and destruction. Ordinary criminal minds they are not.

Released July 1, 2014 Episode 42 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Watch Providers: Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, fuboTV, DOCSVILLE, Plex Channel + 3 more, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Best of British Tv Amazon Channel, DocuramaFilms Amazon Channel

Country: United States
Languages: English

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S13E1 - Loizos Michaels

From rugby legend Jonah Lomu to some of New Zealand's senior politicians and businessmen, Loizos Michaels conned them all with his smooth talk and promises of massive business deals.

July 1, 2014, midnight

S13E2 - Joel Barlow

Born Joseph Hikairo-Barlow, this serial swindler created a complex false persona for himself, convincing people around him that he was a Tahitian Prince.

July 1, 2014, midnight

S13E3 - Chia Teck Leng

Nicknamed the "King of Gamblers," Chia's story begins with a seemingly modest family man living out a double life of flash cars and international casinos; eventually going on to steal 117 million dollars from four foreign banks.

July 7, 2014, midnight

S13E4 - David Carroll

David Carroll is one of New Zealand's most prolific offenders; He has more than 130 convictions for dishonesty offences and has been in and out of prison over 40 times.

July 7, 2014, midnight

S13E5 - David Ocean

David Douglas is a self-proclaimed yachtsman that changed his name to David Ocean; in his criminal career, he has married two women, faked his own disappearance, conned investors out of $700,000 and sold yachts that were stolen or never existed.

July 15, 2014, midnight

S13E6 - Brian Goldie

Brian Goldie passed himself off in Thailand as a qualified former advocate in the High Courts of Scotland, taking money mostly from expats and representing them in the Thai courts.

July 15, 2014, midnight

S13E7 - Giovanni di Stefano

While Giovanni di Stefano was notoriously linked to clients such as Gary Glitter and Saddam Hussein for his legal work, he possessed no qualification and was not registered as an advocate.

July 22, 2014, midnight

S13E8 - Achilleas Kallakis

In 1995, Stefan Michalis Kollakis, later known as Achilleas Kallakis, was arrested for selling fake English honour titles to Americans; before this con was exposed, Kollakis managed to raise a 250 million dollar fortune.

July 22, 2014, midnight

S13E9 - Michael Brown

Convicted fraud Michael Brown is known for his large donation to the Liberal Democrat Party in the UK despite not being a member or registered to vote.

July 29, 2014, midnight

S13E10 - Edward Davenport

Edward Davenport, or "Fast Eddie," became well known in the late 1980's for the controversial Gatecrasher Balls; despite tax offenses, he managed to reinvent himself and schemed successfully until 2011.

July 29, 2014, midnight

S13E11 - John Keady

John Keady, born Peter Berry, charmed his way into the lives of scores of successful women across the UK, claiming to be a wealthy international business consultant.

Aug. 5, 2014, midnight

S13E12 - Carmichael

Selva Carmichael is a serial conman with a penchant for the limelight. From international fame on television to incredible returns on property investments, no lie was too large for this charismatic businessman.

Aug. 4, 2014, midnight

S13E13 - Briggs (Templeton)

Graham Briggs had his first taste of prison in 1995 after stealing £55,000 from a London-based catering company. The following year, Briggs posed as a pilot to woo an air hostess before fleeing with £25,000 of her money.

Aug. 12, 2014, midnight

Episode Runtime: 42 min.

Season Runtime: 395 min.

Released: July 1, 2014

Last Air Date: Aug. 12, 2014, midnight

Status: Returning Series

Certification: NR

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