About this episode
Introducing the true crime podcast Persona: The French Deception— the story of Gilbert Chikli, one ofthe greatest con artists of all time. What does it feel like to pick up the phone and scam someone out of$50 million? Host and award-winning journalist, Evan Ratliff, investigates how Chikli successfully dupedsome of the world’s most powerful people into handing over their fortunes. He explores how Chiklievaded the law for years and became a Robin Hood-like hero. More than just a tale of criminal genius,this is a show about the moment we’re living in right now — the golden age of scammers — and thepower of seduction. But what happens when the fantasy we’ve been lured into finally crumbles away?For all that and more, follow “Persona: The French Deception” wherever you get your podcasts. Or youcan listen early on Amazon Music or early and ad-free by subscribing to Wondery Plus in Apple Podcastsor the Wondery App: http://wondery.fm/CC_PersonaLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
