How I Stole $2.8M as a Teenager | Fakes, Frauds & Scammers

In a series of candid interviews, we relive some of the most audacious scams and fraudulent stunts of our time from the mouths of the perpetrators themselves. Whether it’s money, fame or simply an addiction to lying, we find out what motivated these tricksters and whether the highs, lows and ramifications were worth it in the end. In this episode of Fakes, Frauds & Scammers, we meet Elliot Castro who as a teenager stole £2.5m through credit card fraud and blasted the lot on Rolex watches, cars, top-end restaurants and five-star hotels in every country in Europe. But it wasn’t long before his champagne lifestyle would spell his downfall.   / elliotcastroooo     / elliotcastro     / elliotcastromusic   Next up in the series: For 40 years ‘Max the Forger’ specialised in faking the world’s most expensive art and selling it for a fortune. He tells us how he made his paintings look like famous antiques:    • ‘Max the Forger’ Specialized in Faking Fam...   Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE About VICE: The Definitive Guide To Enlightening Information. From every corner of the planet, our immersive, caustic, ground-breaking and often bizarre stories have changed the way people think about culture, crime, art, parties, fashion, protest, the internet and other subjects that don't even have names yet. Browse the growing library and discover corners of the world you never knew existed. Welcome to VICE. Connect with VICE: Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from the VICE network: https://www.fb.com/vicevideo Click here to get the best of VICE daily: http://bit.ly/1SquZ6v Like VICE on Facebook: http://fb.com/vice Follow VICE on Twitter:   / vice   Follow us on Instagram:   / vice   The VICE YouTube Network: VICE:    / vice   MUNCHIES:    / munchies   VICE News:    / vicenews   VICELAND:    / vicelandtv   Broadly:    / broadly   Noisey:    / noisey   Motherboard:    / motherboardtv   VICE Sports:    / noc   i-D:    / idmagazine   Waypoint:    / waypointvice