Introducing: Persona - The French Deception

Morbidology

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Documentary

4.4 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of $50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully duped some of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chikli evaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away? For all that and more, follow “Persona: The French Deception” wherever you get your podcasts. Or you can listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondery app: https://wondery.fm/M_Persona

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0:00.0	Hey everybody, Emily here from Morbidology.
0:02.9	It really feels like scams and scams stories are really having a moment.
0:07.2	There are so many shows and movies lately about these crazy corn artists.
0:11.9	And honestly, I can't get enough of them.
0:14.1	Speaking of, there's a brand new podcast I want to tell you about,
0:18.3	called Persona, The French Deception.
0:21.5	This is the true story of G. Bear Sheikley,
0:25.0	one of the greatest corn artists of all time.
0:28.0	Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pick up the phone, call somebody,
0:32.3	and then the phone call 50 million dollars richer?
0:36.1	While this series investigates Huy Sheikley successfully duped
0:39.9	some of the world's most powerful people
0:42.6	into simply handing over their fortunes.
0:45.6	It explores how you veated law for years
0:48.2	and evolved into a Robin Hood-like hero to many.
0:51.2	More than just a tale of criminal genius,
0:53.6	this is a show about the moment we're living in right now.
0:57.3	The Golden Age of Scammers,
0:59.1	and the power of seduction.
1:01.4	What happens when the fantasy we've been learned into finally crumbles away?
1:06.7	Listen to Persona to find out.
1:09.5	In fact, I'm a boy to play your preview of Persona, The French Deception.
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