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Scamming is so hot right now. The confidence arts have been lighting up Hollywood, and networks and streamers are practically overflowing with content about grifters, fraudsters, and gougers. This year alone, scam-hungry viewers have been served Inventing Anna, The Tinder Swindler, WeCrashed, Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber, The Dropout, Worst Roommate Ever, Bad Vegan, and The Thing About Pam.
That might seem like a lot — and it is for just a few months of programming — but the truth is that scams and grifters have inspired films, shows, and documentary projects for years. If you’re one of those people who can’t get enough of the twisted justifications of Elizabeth Holmes or who loves a look behind the pyramid-scheme curtain, here are 17 more shows, movies, and documentaries to check out.
