If You Loved "The Tinder Swindler" You Need To Watch These Shows And Movies

This miniseries, released by Netflix less than two weeks after The Tinder Swindler, was inspired by the exploits of Russian-German scam artist Anna Sorokin, who pretended to be a wealthy heiress named Anna Delvey to defraud various US banks, hotels, and "friends" for a staggering $275,000.

The Puppet Master is Netflix's limited docuseries about Robert Hendy-Freegard, a conman who pretended to be a British spy, telling his victims he worked for MI5, the Special Branch, or Scotland Yard. He coerced them into giving him money, cutting themselves off from family and friends, and in some instances, performing sexual acts with him.

This 10-episode HBO Max docuseries follows 10 "overzealous entrepreneurs, who each went to extraordinary lengths to secure fame, fortune, or power." To give you an idea of the subject matter, episode titles include "Cult of WeWork," "The Prince of Fraud," and "Frat Boy Ponzi."

This French documentary, also streaming on Netflix, "traces the rise and crash of scammers who conned the EU carbon quota system and pocketed millions before turning on one another."

The subject of this Showtime series is Richard Scott Smith, who spent two decades preying on women and manipulating them into giving him money. Like Ayleen, Pernilla, and Cecilie — the women who decided to take down Simon Leviev — a number of Richard Scott Smith's victims joined together to get their revenge as well.

If you love a good scam and have even a passing interest in the art world and forgeries, this Netflix documentary is for you.

This HBO docuseries walks us through how a former cop-turned-security officer managed to rig the McDonald's Monopoly game and steal millions of dollars over the course of more than a decade.

If you have plans to watch either (or both) of the upcoming biopics about Elizabeth Holmes, the founder and CEO of former health tech startup Theranos who made extreme false claims about the company's abilities, check out this HBO documentary first.

Hulu's take on the Fyre Festival fiasco mostly revolves around festival and influencer culture, specifically how Instagram influencers were able to, well, influence so many people into buying tickets to what turned out to be such a disastrous event. It also features an interview with festival cofounder (and current federal inmate) Billy McFarland.

Netflix's documentary, meanwhile, focuses more on McFarland's con and its victims — those who bought tickets, his employees, his investors, and the Bahamas residents who were impacted by the scheme.

Based on Christopher Goffard's podcast of the same name (which I highly recommend giving a listen), the first season of this Bravo biopic series — now streaming on Netflix — is a monster catfishing tale. It follows Debra Newell as she's taken in by John Meehan, a con man posing as an anesthesiologist who makes her life — and her daughters' lives — a living hell.

Check out this investigative series, which "exposes brazen acts of corporate greed and corruption" — including those perpetrated by Wells Fargo, Jared Kushner, and more — on Netflix. 

This Oscar-winning documentary follows filmmaker Bryan Fogel as he explores illegal doping in sports and accidentally uncovers an alleged Russian-sponsored Olympic doping program. You can watch it on Netflix.

If you think the world of wine isn't ripe for scamming, think again. This documentary, available on Netflix, is all about Rudy Kurniawan, a wine collector who became the first person in the US to be convicted of "wine fraud."

This documentary is about Frederic Bourdin, a con artist who convinced a family in Texas that he was their relative Nicholas Barclay, who had disappeared several years earlier. You can stream it on Peacock, Pluto, Tubi, or Amazon Prime.

After escaping the south tower of the World Trade Center on 9/11, Tania Head became President of the World Trade Center Survivors' Network — until it came to light that she wasn't actually there when the towers fell. This documentary is streaming on Pluto, Tubi, and Amazon Prime.

This show, currently streaming on Hulu, gave us the infamous Antwone and Tony episode — need I say more?

And finally, we have the movie that gave us a name for all the Tinder (and similar) swindlers out there. It's sadly not streaming anywhere, but you can rent it for $3.99.