Episodes
The Con: The Coupon Con (S2EP5 ABC Thurs August 25, 2022)
The Coupon Con: In 2016, a young mother who was also an entrepreneur turned to couponing while confined to bed after giving birth to her third child. When Lori Ann Talens first started using coupons to maintain the family budget, she quickly realised how addictive the rush of finding deals was. She developed new coupons using her graphic design abilities to obtain free food, household goods, and cash.
Talens established a counterfeit ring with carefully screened members that grew over time. One of these members would ultimately lead to Talens’ downfall by informing an industry watchdog of the fraud.
A house raid was eventually conducted after an FBI stakeout, trash pulls, pole cameras, and the Coupon Information Corporation’s surveillance of the group. In every nook and cranny of the house, coupons were found by the police. The biggest coupon scam in American history – Talens received a 12-year prison term while the loss to retailers was estimated at $31.8 million by the prosecution.
Airdate: Thurs August 25, 2022 at 22:00 on ABC
Season 2 Episode 5
The Con explores the troubling tales of people taken in by claims and promises that proved too good to be true, from identity fraud and misleading romance to the high-profile college admission scandal and Fyre Festival. It will reveal how the victims were fooled and the cost of their false trust – emotional and financial. "The Con" will feature interviews with the key people caught up in the cons, including victims and eyewitnesses, and, in some cases, law enforcement and the perpetrators themselves. The series will lift the curtain on the people behind some of the most outrageous cons ever.
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