Introducing: Persona: The French Deception

True Crime Campfire

True Crime, Society & Culture, History

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2022

⏱️ 6 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: wondery.fm/TCC_Persona

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0:45.8	Hey campers, Katie here from True Crime Campfire. It feels like scams and scam stories
0:51.5	are really having a moment. There are so many shows and movies lately about these crazy
0:56.8	con artists, and honestly, y'all know, we can't get enough of them.
1:01.7	Speaking of, there is a new podcast we want to tell you about, called Persona, the French Deception.
1:08.0	This is the true story of Jibak Shikli, one of the greatest con artists of all time.
1:13.8	Have you ever wondered what it would be like to pick up the phone, call someone,
1:17.6	and end the phone call 50 million dollars richer? This series investigates how Shikli
1:23.5	successfully duped some of the world's most powerful people and is simply handing over their
1:28.0	fortunes. It explores how he evaded the law for years and evolved into a Robin Hood-like hero
1:34.8	to many. More than just a tale of criminal genius, this is a show about the moment we're living in
1:40.5	right now, the golden age of scammers, and the power of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy
1:47.5	we've been lowered into finally crumbles away? Listen to find out. In fact, we're about to play you
1:54.3	a preview of Persona, the French Deception, while you're listening follow Persona, the French
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