From Ponzi schemes to literary frauds, how well do you know your scandals and confidence men?
In the last 18 months Australians have lost more than $1bn to scammers. This week is the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s national scam week.
Not all of the people below are scammers, some just got caught up in scandals and some may have just gently massaged the truth a little to navigate their route through the highways and byways of commercial entrepreneurship and social ascension.
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