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Scams, frauds and the moment they go kaput. Read straight from the court filings.
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FILE K-003
CASE OPENWirecard: €1.9 Billion Was Missing. Then the COO Vanished.
A DAX company, an empty trust account, and an executive who flew east.
FILE K-002
CASE CLOSEDThe Real Catch Me If You Can: Frank Abagnale's Biggest Con Was His Own Story
The world's most famous con man, read against his own prison records.
FILE K-001
CASE OPENThe Cryptoqueen: $4 Billion Vanished With Her. The FBI Still Can't Find Her.
OneCoin's founder sold the world a coin with nothing underneath it, then disappeared.
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