Truthseeker to contact COURT T.V. "Rip-Offs and Scams" Hosted by "Scammologist" Fay Faron
Court TV Dissects "Rip-Offs and Scams" in a Special March 6th Edition of "Crime Stories" Featuring Renowned Sleight of Hand Artist Ricky Jay
PASADENA, Calif.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000--
Entertainment/TV Reporters
"Rip-Offs and Scams" Hosted by "Scammologist" Fay Faron
Everybody loves a magic show, but when the point is to separate people from their money, it is becomes fraud. In a special edition of Crime Stories, historian and deception expert Ricky Jay, and Private Investigator Fay Faron, owner of the detective agency "Rat Dog Dick," will expose viewers to the shadowy world of grifters and con artists. From tried and true classics like three-card monte to future fraud in cyberspace, Rip-Offs and Scams breaks down the cons to show viewers how not to get suckered.
Violent crime is down, but fraud is on the rise. According to a State Attorney's office in Illinois, telemarketing scams alone accounted for $40 billion in 1999. At some point in everyone's life, they will fall prey to a con artist. Court TV looks into cyberscams, identity and psychic fraud, carny and street cons, and will speak with emotional victims of sweetheart scams who share painful experiences with viewers on how Americans get conned and how to avoid it.
Ricky Jay is a renowned sleight of hand artist who is an historian in the field of deception. He has presented lecture demonstrations both for the general public and police organizations nationwide. Mr. Jay will take Court TV viewers inside the world of criminal trickery to illustrate the workings of street cons and scams.
Fay Faron is an award-winning author of several popular 'Howdunit' series, including Rip-Off: A Writer's Guide to Crimes of Deception, upon which this special is based. Faron has been profiled by People, Vanity Fair, 20/20, among other media outlets, for her tremendously successful detective work.
Jinny Schreckinger, a television producer and filmmaker who was nominated for an Emmy Award for To Catch a Killer (about the solving of the John Wayne Gacy serial killings) starring Tony award-winning actor Brian Dennehy, executive produced this special.
Court TV (www.courttv.com), a basic cable network, provides a window in the American system of justice through distinctive programming, which both informs and entertains. As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice programming, Court TV broadcasts live trials by day and crime stories in the evening. A service of Time Warner Entertainment and Liberty Media Corp., Court TV's current subscriber base is over 40 million.
CONTACT:
Frederika Brookfield
Court TV
212-692-7867
brookfieldf@mail.courttv.com
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udrey Davis
The Lippin Group
212-987-7080
audrey@lippingroup.com
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