Welcome to Scamtown! It’s a place where the true crime is stranger than fiction and the stories are filled with quirks and moral ambiguity. Wild scams, surprising heists, forbidden love, and massive explosions are just a little taste of what’s in store. Scamtown is an Apple Original podcast, produced by FunMeter. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts. http://apple.co/Scamtown
We've broken into some of the most famous museums in the world.
It became basically a game of cat and mouse.
I was like, what have I done?
What have I done?
My question is always, why do you want to disappear?
It usually comes down to violence, money, or something stupid that they've done.
I'm Brian Lazarthe.
And I'm James Lee Hernandez.
We're the filmmakers behind HBO's McMillions and the Apple TV series the Big Con.
We're authors and podcasters and are excited to introduce our brand new podcast, Scamtown, where each episode will feature a new, twisted, quirky, stranger than fiction story.
From the search for the most prolific book thief in history to a heavy metal band's epic mastercon, we've got a little of everything.
A prison bus love story, a surreal art heist, even a pattern of fake deaths.
If you're a fan of arson, fraud, deception, and scam scam stories that ride that line between humor and tragedy, then we'd like to welcome you to Scam Town.
Scam Town is an Apple original podcast produced by Fun Meter.
Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts.