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Dubbed the "Mini Madoff," Kiener is one of Germany's greatest con artists, tricking thousands of private investors and banks, including Barclays and J.P. Morgan, to the tune of more than $300 million.

Inside the Mind of a Con Artist

Helmut Kiener

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Shaun Greenhalgh is a British artist and art forger; between 1989 and 2006, he produced a number of forgeries including Roman and Chinese art objects, and medieval Christian relics, that fooled some of the world's most respected art institutions.

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Nicknamed The Chameleon, Frédéric Bourdin is a former French serial imposter who claims to have faked at least five hundred false identities, including a young Texas boy who went missing in the mid-90s.

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Jan Lewan is the polka sensation from Pennsylvania who fleeced millions of investors with his classic Ponzi scheme; his name shot to fame when Netflix produced the movie "Polka King" with actor Jack Black playing Jan Lewan.

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