They say the truth will send you free.

But for conmen and crooks, the truth is their worst enemy,

leaving them locked up behind bars or shamed by society.

Today we're going to discuss a collection of fraudsters who accidentally exposed themselves,

revealing their own lies, crimes, and scams.

From fake cancer patients to the world's most infamous lip-sinkers,

let's take a look at the people who took their lives too far, exposing themselves in the process.

In 2008, a man named John Caltabiano from the town of Catskill, New York, decided to play a very literal game of Blind Man's Bluff.

John tried to rob the government blind, pretending that he completely lost his vision in a workplace accident,

a scam that could have earned him up to $1.3 million in welfare.

His claims were backed up by his girlfriend, and when it came time to submit his claim,

she took John's arm and slowly guided him into the courtroom,

part of a convincing act that fooled the judge.

While John was awarded the first cash installment,

he should have kept his functioning eyes peeled as he failed to realize that

from the moment he won the case, he was being closely watched by two private investigators.

The fraud agent spotted John walking around on his own, peering through a shop window,

and driving around completely unassisted, exposing himself and his girlfriend as abel-sided crooks.

In the eyes of the law, John had committed

fraud, and the court sentenced him to four years in prison. His girlfriend was only sentenced to three

years of probation, which all things considered was a stroke of blind luck. Looking back, John probably

should have waited a little bit longer before hopping in the car and spending his ill-gotten gains. I guess hindsight's 20-20, but then again, so's John's vision.

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