The Scammers

The Great Hip Hop Hoax (2013) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Jan. 16, 2017

Californian hip-hop duo Silibil n' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities. When their promising Scottish rap act was branded "the rapping Proclaimers" by scornful A&Rs, friends Billy and Gavin reinvented themselves as LA homeboys. The real deal. The lie was their golden ticket to a dream life.

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BBC - Storyville: The Great Hip Hop Hoax (2013) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 27, 2013

Californian hip-hop duo Silibil n' Brains were going to be massive. No one knew the pair were really Scottish, with fake American accents and made up identities. When their promising Scottish rap act was branded 'the rapping Proclaimers', friends Billy and Gavin reinvented themselves as LA homeboys. The lie was their golden ticket to a dream life. With confessions from the scammers, insight from the music execs they duped and doodle reconstructions, this film charts the rollercoaster story of the highs of the scam and the lows of madness and the personal toll the deception took. A film about truth, lies and the legacy of faking everything in the desperate pursuit of fame. The Great Hip Hop Hoax is a Glimmer Films and Met Film Production co-production with BBC Scotland, BBC Storyville and Creative Scotland.

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CH5. - Holiday Scams: Don't Get Caught Out (2023) Movies

Posted by notbanned at June 15, 2023

Alexis Conran reveals the traps and pitfalls that holiday scammers use by interviewing victims who have lost thousands of pounds and experts who have learned the scammers’ techniques. Alexis’s advice helps would-be vacationers avoid being taken in by con artists who operate across the tourism industry, from the flight scam that makes people think they’ve booked when they haven’t to the villa scam that leads to families booking villas that don’t exist.

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Translated (2010) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Oct. 25, 2016

On the dating tour to Odessa, Ukraine, Ten North American and European men have 10 days to find a partner for the rest of their lives. How: Social gatherings introduce the men to hundreds of skimpy dressed young and beautiful Ukrainian girls, not to mention a bikini contest. Now, the men have to choose the women to go on dates with, overcome the language barrier, cultural differences, age gap and filter out the scammers. Four couples are formed but can they go the distance?

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Futurama: Bender's Big Score Movies

Posted by at May 6, 2024

Futurama: Bender's Big Score (2007)
The Planet Express crew return from cancellation, only to be robbed blind by hideous "sprunging" scam artists. Things go from bad to worse when the scammers hack Bender, start traveling through time, and take Earth over entirely! Will the crew be able to save the day, or will Bender's larcenous tendencies and their general incompetence doom them all?

Animation Comedy Science Fiction TV Movie

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Hacking the System S01E01-E09 (2014) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at March 30, 2015

For 15 years, Brian Brushwood has made a career out of social manipulation and thinking like a criminal and now he’s here to reveal how to avoid people who cheat the system and show you how to use the legal tips, tricks, and shortcuts to get ahead in life. One hack at a time.

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ITV - The Kyle Files (2015) Movies

Posted by notbanned at Feb. 20, 2015

In this brand new series for ITV, Jeremy Kyle investigates high-profile issues that impact on people’s lives across Britain today, from legal highs to knife crime, and from underage drinking to plastic surgery. Each week, Jeremy and the production team tackle each issue head on - attending police raids, accompanying paramedics at the scene of emergencies, hearing from experts, gathering incriminating evidence through a variety of methods including undercover filming, and confronting wrong-doers. He also meets people whose lives have been deeply affected by each issue, to hear their stories first hand.

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CH4 Unreported World - The Crypto Gold Rush (2022) Movies

Posted by notbanned at April 2, 2022

With the pandemic leaving many Thais cash-strapped and jobless, huge numbers of farmers and traders alike have turned to crypto to boost their fortunes. Though cryptocurrency is volatile, prone to scammers and market manipulation, Thailand remains a crypto-friendly nation, keen to harness new blockchain innovations in a new technological era. Jonathan Miller travels to north-eastern Thailand to meet a rice farmer who's trading crypto using a smartphone, solar panel and online tutorials. However, in Bangkok, a man who made and lost nearly a million US dollars represents the downside to crypto.

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ITV Tonight - Scams: Fighting the Fraudsters (2022) Movies

Posted by notbanned at May 22, 2022

With scammers increasingly using psychological tricks and manipulating our everyday interactions, what can we do to protect ourselves from fraud? Fiona Foster reports.

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National Geographic - Scam City (2012) Movies

Posted by vivid23 at Jan. 2, 2013

Ever had your pocket picked? Been ripped off by a taxi driver? Well, every year, hundreds of millions of tourists have their holidays ruined by conmen and scammers and often in the most glamorous cities on earth. Now Conor Woodman enters the underworld of petty crime and gets scammed…so you don’t have to.

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