Any movie ever been made that was scam related

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Not quite a Newb Joined: 06 Feb 2014 Posts: 27

Was interested to know if any movies old or new have ever been made about scamming, like in the tradition sense of emailing, getting reply etc. Or perhaps a documentary about people who have suffered do it happening. I think I recall a story from many years ago where a western man actually flew out to Nigeria to meet the people.

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:27 am

This short movie came out about five years ago. I believe Nollywood (the Nigerian film industry) may have made a movie or two about 419.

If you want to see a really elaborate sting movie that bases its plot on a 19th century scam check out The Spanish Prisoner (1997). It stars Campbell Scott (son of George C.), Rebecca Pidgeon and Steve Martin playing a heavy.

Not quite a Newb Joined: 06 Feb 2014 Posts: 27

Thanks, will check them out Wink

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 4:33 am

I've seen a few short features on this before (well, a popular telephone scam of the same nature where the caller pretends to be related to an often elderly person answering the phone, claims to be in distress, and asks for money), one of which even interviewed someone who did the scam himself.

Everything I've seen on it has been really interesting, though unsubtitled and not in English.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 8:26 am

Not really 419 but The Producers with Zero Mostell and Gene Wilder was fraud centred ... And monumentally funny.

Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 10:11 pm

tartan-paint wrote:

Or perhaps a documentary about people who have suffered do it happening.

Hi Tartan, I posted this link in main for someone the other day - you might find it of interest as it tells the story of an American woman who sadly lost over $400,000 as the victim of an inheritance scam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzU82Ul96pU

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Catch Me If You Can is well worth a watch. It is a movie based on the early work of a counterfeit check fraud artist named Frank William Abagnale, so a true story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71rDQ7z4eFg

Hello I'm New here! Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 14

Nollywood "Classic"

THE MASTER -- A 419 scammer perfects the act of defrauding people to the extent that he becomes a master of the craft, however his refusal to pay his dues to the person that taught him everything leads to his downfall. Nkem Owoh, Kanayo O. Kanayo, Charles Inojie (2004)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KqesD2JU88&list=TLCp8r9ZZwvHU

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