In the movie, many high-IQ criminals use novel methods and quick reactions when they cheat money, which is often difficult to guard. Although the plot is exaggerated, art comes from life, and in the United States, there is really such an arrogant fraudster, who acts in an unusually high-profile manner, and even has many fans on social media, until the scam is revealed, people still can't believe this fact.
He is Anthony Gigyak, a "fake prince" who has been wandering the world's rich circle for 30 years and defrauding hundreds of millions of dollars.
It is said that a gentleman loves money and takes it in a good way, but Anthony does not think so, his scam began at the age of 17 and was arrested at the age of 48, and when he was in court, he still refused to admit his guilt.
Childhood crisis
Anthony, who was born in 1971, did not have a happy childhood. In the 70s of the 20th century, the United States was in a period of economic stagnation, the gap between the rich and the poor was huge, and ordinary people were living a difficult life, while the rich controlled most of the property and lived a luxurious life.
A few days after he was born into an ordinary family in Colombia, Anthony was abandoned by his poor family, and fortunately, he was sent to a local orphanage by well-wishers.
Anthony stayed in the orphanage until he was seven years old, during which he learned to lie, and in order to get food and help, he would use his age to tell small lies.
Here he found his talent and learned how to tell lies one lie after another.
One day in 1978, a young couple walked into the orphanage, they chose Anthony, and with the strange new parents, Anthony went to Michigan with trepidation. For the adopted child, the adoptive parents were gentle and caring, taking good care of Anthony, but as if it was fate, seven years later, Anthony's happy life was shattered.
The adoptive parents divorced, Anthony's whereabouts became a problem, and the child, who was not related to either of them by blood, was finally abandoned like a stinky ball. Fourteen-year-old Anthony lives on the streets, making a living by cheating, deceiving his former friends, deceiving teachers who care about him well, and he falls into the abyss of sin completely.
Shocking plan
Three years of living on the streets has turned Anthony into a goblin who talks to people and gossips, he wanders among all kinds of characters, full of lies but like a fish in water. Anthony, 17, who was smoking a cigarette outside Beverly Hills during the day, was drawn attention by a line walking not far away.
A member of the Saudi royal family walked by in front of everyone, echoing the style, wearing gold and silver, such a luxurious and enjoyable life, which Anthony had never felt, and at that moment, an idea rose in his heart.
After returning home, Anthony implemented his own plan, continued to grow his beard, and also learned the style of the royal family and nobles from the Internet. It has to be said that Anthony captured the essence of aristocratic style, so much so that when he swaggered into a local luxury hotel a few weeks later and yelled at the staff inside, the manager did not dare to do anything to him.
Anthony made up the identity of a Saudi prince, he lied that he and his father were going to come to the United States to find a partner, and he would arrive first, let the manager only open the best room, serve the best meals, and when his father came, they would pay together.
Seeing that there was no one in his eyes but swearing, the manager believed that for several days, Anthony enjoyed the best service, and the hotel staff believed his words, which greatly increased Anthony's confidence.
He chose several five-star hotels in the city to stay in turn, and always declared that he was waiting for his father's arrival, and gradually, the news of the appearance of a noble Saudi prince in the city spread.
Anthony, who has been begging for a living in the crowd since he was a child, knows the greed in human nature, and took advantage of the loopholes in the credit card application in the United States at that time, Anthony took out 200 million cash to buy a business for himself, he bought a luxury car and hired bodyguards, and illegally forged relevant diplomatic documents.
He swaggered out at high-society parties, and despite his rude style, people believed him, and soon several wealthy people offered him to talk about cooperation.
It's a dream
Standing in the courtroom for trial, Anthony tilted his head and listened to his crimes, his face was confused and unwilling, and he said to the judge: "I am not a monster, I am not the only sinner. ”
Afraid of the day when the lie was revealed, but completely reluctant to have a rich life without work, Anthony chose to travel around the world. He appeared at high-class gatherings in various countries with a large number of his bodyguards, and he gave himself a name: Prince Khalid bin al-Assad.
For his own outfit, Anthony has never been stingy, luxury cars, yachts, private jets, a famous brand, and nothing will be missed. In addition to five-star hotels, credit card companies and brand-name stores, Anthony was deceived by many wealthy people and investors. They were intimidated by Anthony's lavish appearance, and offered real money to curry favor, even after Anthony left without warning, without the slightest suspicion.
Everyone is dreaming, Anthony is dreaming of living a life of a wealthy family by being abducted and abducted, and the rich man is dreaming of getting married to the Saudi prince to reach a higher level, the truth and falsehood are intertwined, and everyone is completely lost.
For 30 years, Anthony traveled around the world to deceive, he told the fabricated lies countless times, as if it was the truth, as if it was brought out of his bones, he wandered in the upper circle, freely responded to the inquiries of investors, and proudly accepted valuable gifts.
At the beginning of the 21st century, after the development of the Internet, Anthony began to post luxury cars, cash, diamonds, etc. on the Internet, and had a group of fans. The entertainment-oriented online social life fully satisfied Anthony's desire to share, looking at the envious voices one after another from the message, thinking about it, he already completely felt that he was the Saudi prince.
It's not that you don't report it
It was the American real estate tycoon Jeffrey Sover who shattered Anthony's dreams, a real billionaire whose wealth of insight made him realize that something was wrong with Anthony.
At that time, Anthony's fame was already very large, and the image of the Saudi prince he created was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, not only Jeffrey Sofer, but even many big names such as the founder of the five-star hotel, who were friendly with Anthony.
Anthony had not overturned for more than twenty years, and Anthony had rightly let his guard down, and, as usual, he and Jeffrey Thorfer had dinner together, and because he was so happy, he ordered some pork products and feasted on bacon and ham in front of Jeffrey.
You know, Saudi Arabia is all about Islam, and pork is a taboo in Islam. Suspicious, Jeffrey immediately found someone to privately investigate Anthony's origins, and soon, a shocking secret surfaced. Jeffrey was glad that he hadn't invested yet, and called the police.
The British "Daily Mail" published Anthony's fraud details and modus operandi in detail, and countless deceived investors and wealthy people have threatened to kill Anthony to vent their anger.
There are gods in the head, no matter how many years the crime can be buried, there will be a day when it will be exposed, Anthony was finally sentenced to 18 years in prison, and until he is released from prison, he will also be an old man of his old age, without any skills, and may be retaliated against by many victims back then, it is really scary to think about it!