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Whenever a new scam hits the headlines, it’s not uncommon for people to ask, “How could anyone fall for this?” This may be easy to say in hindsight. But even when the scam is outrageous or downright obvious, unsuspecting targets, from wealthy individuals to government officials to seasoned journalists, continue to be fooled.
Whenever a new scam hits the headlines, it’s not uncommon for people to ask, “How could anyone fall for this?” This may be easy to say in hindsight. But even when the scam is outrageous or downright obvious, unsuspecting targets, from wealthy individuals to government officials to seasoned journalists, continue to be fooled.
This edition of Flash Points tells the story of the world’s biggest scams and the people behind them. We also explore why we continue to be drawn to scammers and how they (in some cases) get away from them.
John Acker Bray-Meezah smokes a cigar in the London office of the Oman-Ghana Trust Fund in the 1980s.
The man who deceived the world
Yepoka Yeebo examines how one of the greatest con artists of all time used Ghana’s colonial past to get rich.
John then-John speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill about the release of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee’s report on illicit financial transactions of International Credit Bank and Commerce International on October 1, 1992 in Washington.・U.S. Senator Kerry.Robert Giroux/AFP via Getty Images
Banks run by dictators that tell the story of American corruption overseas
BCCI was a kleptocratic organization whose influence reached all the way to the White House and served as a model for today’s global fraudsters, write Casey Michel and Ricardo Soares de Oliveira.
A Bhutanese refugee woman washes dishes at Beldangi refugee camp in Damak, about 320 miles southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 10, 2018. Prakash Matema/AFP via Getty Images
Nepal shaken by fake Bhutanese refugee scam
Exhausted Nepalis are hoping for a rare victory against corruption, writes Vivek Bhandari.
FTX founder Sam Bankman Fried arrives at Manhattan Federal Court in New York on March 30, 2023. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Why did American elites continue to be fooled by virtual currency scams?
Even experienced journalists were fooled by Sam Bankman Freed, writes Stan Voeger.
August 19, 2016 in the downtown area of Wilmington, Delaware.Dennis Tangney Jr./Istock Photo
How Delaware became the world’s largest offshore haven
Thieves, criminals and fraudsters all keep their illegal profits in the state, writes Casey Michel.
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