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How a Fake Saudi Prince Stole $8M From Investors | True Crime | Vanity Fair

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6 years ago

September 16, 2020

Anthony Gignac, a fake Saudi prince operating under the alias “Prince Khalid,” conned investors out of nearly 8 million dollars. A man who lived his entire life as a con artist was finally caught attempting to con one of the most powerful real estate tycoons in Miami.

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Raph Reyes

September 16, 2020 at 4:16 pm

They fked him up when they changed his name lol

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Sweet Priyanka Chopra

September 16, 2020 at 4:17 pm

This is terrible

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bonk

September 16, 2020 at 4:18 pm

okay there needs to be a movie inspired by this

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- Omer Khan
  
  September 16, 2020 at 4:51 pm
  
  Watch Catch Me If You Can.
  
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- MUHAMMED Akthar
  
  September 16, 2020 at 5:01 pm
  
  @Omer Khan shut up dude this is way more interesting
  
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- Hardcore Panda
  
  September 16, 2020 at 6:29 pm
  
  yes there is “Snake on a plane”
  
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Ellis Weatherspoon

September 16, 2020 at 4:20 pm

Nev rlly came up

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*Shaking My Fucking Head*

September 16, 2020 at 4:22 pm

Another Anna Delvey

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Applejuice

September 16, 2020 at 4:24 pm

He could disguise as Oliver Tree and get away

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Tony Toronto

September 16, 2020 at 4:28 pm

Con artist that gets caught many times, not really an artist imho

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Valen Flores

September 16, 2020 at 4:30 pm

He is a cash machine

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Dancing Candle

September 16, 2020 at 4:34 pm

Lock him up for life.

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V B

September 16, 2020 at 4:37 pm

Wouldn’t you just love to fool those conceited rich 1% ?

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- V B
  
  September 16, 2020 at 4:38 pm
  
  Don’t tell me you feel for them
  
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GrabberBythePuss

September 16, 2020 at 4:38 pm

He’ll be back.

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Quzga

September 16, 2020 at 4:38 pm

Can’t believe he ordered pork at a restaurant lmao, what a stupid way to get caught.

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BIGDAWGSUAT

September 16, 2020 at 4:41 pm

Thought this was Oliver Tree ????

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1 K Subs before 2021

September 16, 2020 at 4:42 pm

*Literally 99% won’t see this : Your amazing and wonderful, stay safe during this rough times❤️❤️*

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- Baconie Here
  
  September 16, 2020 at 5:02 pm
  
  thanks
  
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theylied1776

September 16, 2020 at 4:47 pm

The Suadi Royal Family is notorious for making outrageous demands and NOT paying Hotel Bills that average $40k to $100k. ITV in England did an entire show about the Saudi Royal Family walking out on Bills in 5 Star Hotels, in London and France, and Not paying. So these Hotels are used to them NOT paying. The reason why no one questions the Suadi Royal Family is that they have a collective net worth of $1.7 Trillion.

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Omer Khan

September 16, 2020 at 4:52 pm

Did anyone else’s jaw drop when Catfish’s Nev Schulman showed up?

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- Sarah Stanberry
  
  September 16, 2020 at 5:28 pm
  
  I recognized his voice immediately at the beginning
  
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Baconie Here

September 16, 2020 at 5:01 pm

He doesn’t even LOOK like a prince.

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Avery the Cuban-American

September 16, 2020 at 5:04 pm

Wow this is interesting, honestly shocked no one made a movie about this

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Kimi Danger

September 16, 2020 at 5:07 pm

get it, Nev!
also that Lord Farquad haircut is quite the look.

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Jing Li

September 16, 2020 at 5:14 pm

way to make a convincing haircut

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teijababyy

September 16, 2020 at 5:18 pm

so y’all don’t do background checks nomo…

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Financial Shinanigan

September 16, 2020 at 5:32 pm

Life is stranger than fiction

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corbindalis

September 16, 2020 at 5:46 pm

Nev Shulman is a perfect host for this, since he is a con man himself

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- E Dunlap
  
  September 16, 2020 at 6:50 pm
  
  Nev is a conman? Tell us more!
  
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Dina

September 16, 2020 at 5:58 pm

Why not bring people who can actually pronounce Arabic names? Wtf is caleed
“That’s what they’d think a Saudi prince would do” to throwing tantrums. Why the orientalist view?
So apparently no Arab was consulted … b for effort I guess

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Ben Henderson

September 16, 2020 at 7:07 pm

Oliver Tree’s distant relative ????

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- Ben Henderson
  
  September 16, 2020 at 7:08 pm
  
  I’m playin
  
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