From the Archive
Jeff Maysh
Selected magazine stories about scams, schemes, strange characters, and the people caught in the middle. New stories added as they come back into the light.
Selected work
Donald Trump and the Sweepstakes Scammers
How a prize promotion became a political machine.
Read the story →The Strange Story of Dagobert, the “DuckTales” Bandit
Read the story →The $30 Million Lotto Scam
Read the story →Lunik: Inside the CIA’s Audacious Plot to Steal a Soviet Satellite
Read the story →Casualties of the Cola Wars
Read the story →How a Stroke Turned a 63-Year-Old Into a Rap Legend
Read the story →The Counterfeit Queen of Soul
Read the story →A Catfishing with a Happy Ending
Read the story →The Scarface of Sex
Read the story →The Pez Outlaw
Read the story →The Bombshell Bandit
Read the story →The Wedding Sting
Read the story →Cheer Mom
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