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The Illusions of a Con Artist: Faking Death and Financial Fraud
This chapter delves into the life of a fraudulent accountant who establishes a sham auditing firm, descending into a dangerous Ponzi scheme. As he confronts the inevitable fallout and a formidable prison sentence, he concocts a desperate plan to fake his own death, revealing key traits of con artists and their denial of reality.
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