The Con

ABC
TV Release: March 3, 2021

Original Series

Studio: ABC

The Con explores the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust – emotional and financial.

The Con will feature interviews with the key people caught up in the cons, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves.

Episode List for The Con

Episode	Date	Title	Description
7	9/8/2022	The Imposter Doctor Con	Teenager Malachi Love-Robinson poses as a doctor and friends the halls of a Florida hospital
6	9/1/2022	The Comeback	Prosecutors say Jim Baker is up to his old trucks attempting to con his faithful followers with a shame COVID-19 cure.
5	8/25/2022	The Coupon Con	A young mom uses her graphic design skills to create counterfeit coupons to get free meals, household supplies and money
4	8/18/2022	The Billion Dollar Con	A mild-mannered college graduates is alleged to have sippened billions of dollars from an investment fund right under the nose of industry watch dogs
3	8/11/2022	The Sweetheart Swindler Con	A lifelong bachelor falls for a woman more than half his age and falles prey to a con artist who gains access to a majority of his life savings.
2	8/4/2022	The Hollywood Mogul Con	A young actor unleashes a Ponzi scheme on the film industry.
1	7/28/2022	The Faithful Investor	A Georgia pastor-turned-financial adviser turns his attention to a small-town bank in need of funding; an opportunity that he thinks will be his cash cow ends up being “the nail in his coffin.”

Episode	Date	Title	Description
8	3/31/2021	The Hollywood Con	How and why did this scammer crush so many Hollywood dreams?
7	3/24/2021	The Wine Con	“I scam people and drink their wine.” How did this wine collector have some of the world’s best, most expensive wines?
6	3/17/2021	The Psychics Con	Journey into the world of psychics and find out what happens when a psychic cons customers out of their money – revenge not even a psychic could predict.
5	3/10/2021	The Royal Con	Meet the fabulously rich “Saudi Prince” who was part of one of the most powerful families in the world – but, was he?
4	3/3/2021	The Fyre Festival Con	What does Fyre Fest creator Billy McFarland have to say now about the disastrous music festival in the Caribbean?
3	10/28/2020	The Varsity Blues Con	Through elaborate and illegal methods, Rick Singer manipulates the admissions process for rich and famous parents whose children are applying to renowned colleges.
2	10/21/2020	The Heiress Con	A woman claiming to be an Irish heiress swindles thousands of dollars from her best friend.
1	10/14/2020	The Love Con	In the first episode, television producer Benita Alexander shares that she thought she was headed for a fairytale Italian wedding to a surgeon, until it turned out to be too good to be true.