scams Man arrested for faking heart attack to avoid his dinner bill at more than 20 restaurants David Pescovitz

crimes Woman convinced husband he had Alzheimer's so he wouldn't realize she was stealing all their money David Pescovitz

grifters Con artist busted for scamming 35 women for birthday gifts by pretending to be in a serious relationship with each of them David Pescovitz

scams Doctor paid $41,000 for Aladdin's Lamp, thinks he may have been conned David Pescovitz

education Man, 21, busted for posing as 14-year-old and enrolling in high school David Pescovitz

scams Palm reader arrested for scamming $71,000 to banish demon from victim's daughter David Pescovitz

happy mutants There will be another HOPE hacker con in 2020! Cory Doctorow

psychology How con artists use the Ouija board effect for their scams David Pescovitz

cons Two men dressed in space suits trick a businessman out of $200,000 Carla Sinclair

Comics Fan outrage kills Marvel's deal to promote real-world arms-dealers in Avengers comics Cory Doctorow

happy mutants FAANS: A Fannish Mystery; humorous 1983 science fiction fandom video Cory Doctorow

trump A hard-sell con that cleaned out its desperate victims: behind the $25,000,000 Trump University settlement Cory Doctorow

Business Being a Craigslist scammer is hard work Cory Doctorow

television Far out Star Trek convention at mall in 1976 David Pescovitz

Entertainment Convicted Christian con artist Jim Bakker now just literally selling buckets of Bibles on TV Xeni Jardin