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American Greed Season 12

February. 26,2018
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8.4
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TV-PG
| Crime Documentary

A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.

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American Greed

2007  / TV-PG

A dissection of the dark side of the American Dream, a survey of how far some people go to become rich, no matter the cost to themselves and those around them. Real-life cases are reviewed and involve such criminal activity as credit card scams, identity theft, counterfeiting and Ponzi schemes.

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Stacy Keach
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American Greed Season 12 Full Episode Guide

Episode 20 - From Bouncer to Millionaire Fraudster
First Aired: October. 15,2018

Bars, strip clubs and nightlife venues shell out millions to an insurance company founded by a former bouncer; however, federal agents say the company isn't what it appears to be, and they make stunning discoveries, including a $25,000 sniper rifle.

Episode 19 - Baby-Faced Drug Lords
First Aired: October. 08,2018

Florida teenagers cash in on the opioid crisis, then they expand their operation, jeopardizing their lives of sex, drugs and money.

Episode 18 - Scams on Film; God and Gold
First Aired: October. 01,2018

Fraudster John Rogers builds one of the most impressive photo archives in the world until his partner rats him out; while Larry Bates preaches about salvation through precious metals, his clients wind up investing in "fool's gold."

Episode 17 - Something's Fishy: The Codfather
First Aired: September. 24,2018

Carlos Rafael makes millions as the owner of one of the largest commercial fishing businesses on the East Coast but his big mouth gets him hooked in an undercover IRS sting with agents posing as Russian mobsters.

Episode 16 - Just a Dollar and a Scheme; Lousy Landlord
First Aired: September. 17,2018

An Iowa man rigs a $16.5 million lottery jackpot, triggering the biggest lottery scam in American history; notorious New York City landlord Steven Croman finds a new home in jail.

Episode 15 - An Ungodly Scammer
First Aired: September. 10,2018

Self-proclaimed teen millionaire Ephren Taylor preaches his "safe" investments at church seminars and on the internet, fleecing victims out of millions and pumping cash into flashy living and his wife's hip-hop career.

Episode 14 - Online Dating Trap
First Aired: September. 03,2018

Daylon Pierce is a ladies' man who claims to be a licensed stockbroker, wooing unsuspecting women through Internet dating sites. But when they hand over millions of dollars to this "investment expert," he robs them blind, parties his way through their money and breaks their hearts.

Episode 13 - The Fake Housewife of Orange County
First Aired: August. 27,2018

In sunny Laguna Beach, social climber Elizabeth Mulder finances her plastic surgery, Arabian horses, and ocean view real estate worth millions by swindling her best friends.

Episode 12 - Artistic License to Steal
First Aired: August. 20,2018

A wannabe art dealer sells fake works by American masters of Abstract Expressionism in an $80 million scam, fooling rich collectors and pocketing millions

Episode 11 - Operation Crook, Line and Stinker
Episode 10 - Florida Rehab Gone Wild
Episode 9 - Billion Dollar Fraud Goes Viral
First Aired: June. 25,2018

Carlos Wanzeler and James Merrill promise enormous returns on a "work from home" plot selling phone service, and entice nearly one million people in a $1.7 billion Internet scam.

Episode 8 - Dangerous Luxury
First Aired: April. 16,2018

Vitaly Borker scores $18 million selling designer knock-off eyewear as genuine from his website in Brooklyn, N.Y.; when customers complain, they are threatened with violence, even murder.

Episode 7 - Blood Relatives; End of Life Scam
First Aired: April. 09,2018

A thieving shopaholic son murders his family to cash in on the family's wealth; a Chicago health facility owner uses an inflated billing scheme in a $20 million rip off.

Episode 6 - Conn's Job
First Aired: April. 02,2018

Superstar disability lawyer Eric C. Conn offers guaranteed client wins by cheating, scoring a massive Social Security fraud, then vanishes.

Episode 5 - Stolen Valor Scam
First Aired: March. 26,2018

Idaho Guardsman Darryl Wright claims he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his service in Iraq, but his story is an elaborate scam that allows him to live large without working and to steal resources from veterans who truly need help.

Episode 4 - The Polka King Con
Episode 3 - Murderous Plot Meets Reality TV
First Aired: March. 12,2018

When a sexy Florida former escort plots to take her husband's money and his life, her lover tips off the police and her deadly plan gets caught on tape.

Episode 1 - The Most Hated Man in America?
First Aired: February. 26,2018

Businessman Martin Shkreli raises the price of a life-saving drug 5,000 percent, but it's his shady accounting and Internet trolling that lands the "Pharma Bro" in hot water.

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