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"Two of Netflix’s top trending series,
Inventing Anna and
The Tinder
Swindler retell the true stories of convicted con artists, who fleeced their
victims through the well-established ruse of presenting as members of high
society.
Inventing Anna is a fictionalised version of the case of Anna Sorokin/Delvey,
who fooled the New York social set into believing she was a German heiress. The
original story was reported on for a viral article in
The Cut back in 2018.
Tinder Swindler recounts the true story of Simon Leviev (Shimon Hayut), who
conned $10 million from women on Tinder pretending to be the son of an Israeli
diamond trader.
Our current viewing fascination with con artists includes documentaries such as
the enthralling case of Elizabeth Holmes and her company Theranos, a
multi-billion dollar tech company and a massive fraud.
This prevalence of the scam narratives begs the question: why do fraudsters
fascinate us? The answers lies in the way we see ourselves and how we view the
gullibility of others who have fallen prey to these con artists."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
