SCAM

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FAKES, FRAUDS & SCAMMERS
10:37

Pretending To Die in a Canoe Accident to Claim Insurance

Why did a man who convinced everyone he was dead reappear five years later? This is how the con artist behind one of the UK’s most sensational scandals got caught.
The Big Steal
8:06

The Commonwealth Games Scam

This is the story of how India’s officials set up a maze of scams at one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
Bad Blood
25:15

How I Managed to Shoot the Yakuza | Bad Blood

Seung-Woo Yang entered the universe of the Korean Yakuza in his teens. A personal tragedy made him start photographing the world, to cement his memories with his friends.
T-Mobile The Young and the Scammed / web
2:54

The Young and the Scammed Episode 3

What seemed like the career opportunity of a lifetime turned into a dangerous situation.
T-Mobile The Young and the Scammed / web
2:54

The Young and the Scammed Episode 2

It was a scam based on extortion... and emotion.
T-Mobile The Young and the Scammed / web
2:54

T-Mobile The Young and the Scammed Episode 1

This second-generation immigrant, and college student, was the perfect victim.
VICE Specials
12:46

Credit Card Scammers: Street Gangs on the Dark Web

VICE met up with a full-time scammer for a look inside the shady, lucrative world of stealing credit card info on the dark web.
The Great Council House Scam
9:40

Drugs, Prostitution, & Diesel Conversion: Criminal Opportunists Thrive Amidst UK Housing Crisis

In the midst of the UK's biggest ever housing crisis, criminal opportunists have taken advantage of social housing by appropriating council houses for a wide variety of criminal enterprise.
Profiles by VICE
15:35

The Guy in the Question Mark Suit

VICE meets Matthew Lesko, the guy who has written more than twenty books telling people how to get money from the US government.