The trailer for Curiosity Stream’s new, original six-part true-crime docuseries Inside the Mind of a Con Artist takes a terrifying look at the psyche of several former con artists who voluntarily sat down for an intense round of questioning with specialists seeking to understand what makes them tick.
Featuring interviews with forensic psychologist Kerry Daynes, behavioral scientist Mark Frank, and neuroscientist Moran Cerf, the Curiosity Stream original docuseries is set to premiere on the streaming platform on Feb. 10.
From financial crimes and identity theft to art forgery and marriage fraud, the con artists that center in each episode include “Mini Madoff” Helmut Kiener, forger Shaun Greenhalgh, “The Chameleon” Frédéric Bourdin, Pennsylvanian polka Ponzi-schemer Jan Lewandowski, Matthew Cox, who was once on the Secret Service’s most-wanted list, and French imposter Christophe Rocancourt.
“My catchphrase is, ‘Hi, my name is Matt Cox, and I’m a con man,” Cox says in the new trailer obtained exclusively by MovieMaker, which you can watch below.
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Read the full descriptions of each con artist below, courtesy of Curiosity Stream.
Helmut Kiener
Dubbed the “Mini Madoff”, Kiener is one of Germany’s greatest con artists, tricking thousands of private investors and banks including Barclays and JP Morgan. He lived in a $25 million estate in ritzy Palm Beach, flew a private jet, and…
