Fakes, Frauds and Phonies

Marc Luc Carrier

A fascinating and often amusing look at art crime!

  1. 08/13/2024

    Keating and his ticking time bombs!

    Send a text Tom Keating had a special surprise for the unwary buyers of his forgeries!

  2. 07/10/2024

    The two Johns, Myatt and Drewe!

    Send a text Clever deception, but not clever enough for Scotland Yard!

  3. 06/26/2024

    Can you fool all the people, all the time? Maybe.

    Send a text Hebborn, master forger, tried to fool all the people, all the time.. Did he succeed? Find out in this fascinating episode of Fakes, Frauds and Phonies.

  4. 06/19/2024

    The Phony Count and His Fake Goya: An LAPD story!

    Send a text A phony Hungarian count steals a painting from an old couple, and resurfaces years later. The Los Angeles Police save the day!

  5. 06/12/2024

    de Hory, the king of Ibiza!

    Send a text de Hory, the man who perpetually re-invented himself: he was the subject of a book by Clifford Irving (yes, the author of the fake Howard Hughes diaries) and a film by Orson Wells (one of his least interesting productions, a documentary titled F for Fake)

  6. 06/05/2024

    Maskat and his medieval turkey...

    Send a text The medieval frescoes looked amazingly fresh and new...mostly because they were fresh and new!

  7. 05/29/2024

    van Meegeren, crook or traitor?

    Send a text van Meegeren has to choose between selling a real Vermeer to Goering, and suffering the post-war consequences...or just admitting the he's a forger and get a slap on the wrist?

  8. 05/22/2024

    van Meegeren bakes a batch of Vermeers!

    Send a text van Meegeren creates "authentic" craquielures with a secret recipe!

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A fascinating and often amusing look at art crime!

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  • Creator
    Marc Luc Carrier
  • Years Active
    2024
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Fakes, Frauds and Phonies
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