In the world of romance, con artists are master puppeteers of emotion. They skillfully pull at heartstrings, creating a symphony of feelings that can leave even the most cautious individuals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Johnathan Walton and Mair (aka Marianne) Smyth at Smyth's tree-trimming party (December 2013). Courtesy of Johnathan Walton “I can ...

After a decades-long battle with depression and while recovering from a failed suicide attempt (a gunshot to the head), celebrated NFL quarterback Erik Kramer had the brain capacity of a child ...

Shows about con artists are some of the most fun and memorable TV content, and we just love to see charming and intelligent people use their powers for bad things. Whether you find con artists ...

"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg unleashed on her own network, ABC, for putting convicted felon and con artist Anna "Delvey" Sorokin on "Dancing With the Stars," who will be performing this season ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Reality show producer Jonathan Walton is not your average scam victim. After losing nearly $100,000 to a career con artist, Walton set out to take her down and then went on to ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A Houston con artist was sentenced to 28 years in prison for scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from a 68-year-old man with autism, Harris County District Attorney Kim ...

Grifters and con artists might be the shadiest characters on TV, but damn, do we love them. Whether they’re pulling off elaborate heists, spinning lies so smoothly you’d believe every word, or ...

Ever wonder why legitimate businesspeople fall for Ponzi scheme operators and cons? In popular media, they come off as slimy and obvious. In real life, they can be some of the nicest people you would ...

He oughta be whiskered off to jail. A con artist cat, Dynamo, has been busted for four-legged fraud after being observed begging for food from strangers under false pretenses. Despite being fed three ...

Did you know that the "con" in con artist stood for "confidence"? Yeah, no kidding! The idea is that somebody makes you feel confident that they are a kind and worthy person to give money to, and then ...