43. Le Fake: Are con artists pathological liars?
A Frenchman manipulates his way into the lives of the rich and famous to devastating consequences.
When a young man claiming to be an heir to the Rockefeller estate turns up in a silver Ferrari in The Hamptons in the US, the rich and the famous invite him into their lives. Many are dazzled by his expensive lifestyle so when he offers extraordinary returns on investments, the money pours in.
But Christophe is not a Rockefeller and he has no intention of investing the money. He pockets it and goes on the run from the FBI. On this episode of Bad People, hosts Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen track his unsavoury behaviour that eventually lands him in prison for 鈥渁buse of weakness鈥� under French law.
They dissect what research has to say about con-artistry and what part lying has in the schemes.
CREDITS
Presenters: Dr Julia Shaw and Sofie Hagen
Producer: Louisa Field
Assistant Producer: Simona Rata
Music: Matt Chandler
Editor: Rami Tzabar
Academic Consultants for The Open University: Dr Lara Frumkin and Dr James Munro
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Commissioning Executive: Dylan Haskins
Commissioning Assistant Producer: Adam Eland
Bad People is produced in partnership with The Open University and is a 大象传媒 Audio Science Production for 大象传媒 Sounds.
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