Some of the most notorious scammers in history include:
Bernie Madoff:
Created a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, the largest investor fraud ever attributed to a single person. In 2008, Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison, ordered to forfeit $17.179 billion, and banned from the securities industry for life.
Billy McFarland:
Organized the Fyre Festival and other fraudulent activities that defrauded people of $27.4 million.
M. Gregor MacGregor:
A Scottish con man who tried to attract investors and settlers to the fictional country of Poyais.
Matt the Knife:
An American con artist, card cheat, and pickpocket who stole from casinos, corporations, and a Mafia crime family from ages 14 to 21.
