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The Con (2020)

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Genre
documentary
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 15 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This true crime series tells stories of people who were tricked by promises and claims that seemed too good to be true. It shows how the victims were fooled and the cost of their misplaced trust. The show includes interviews with victims, eyewitnesses, law enforcement, and sometimes the con artists themselves.

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What happens

The Con is an American true crime television series that premiered on ABC on October 14, 2020. Produced by ABC News and narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, the series explores stories of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, revealing how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust. The series also features interviews with the people caught up in the cons, victims, eyewitnesses, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves. On July 25, 2022, the series was renewed for a second season which premiered on July 28, 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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