A con artist who pretended to be in a coma every time he wanted to get out of court apparently managed to keep the charade going for more than two years.

Police say an elderly California woman who went missing for four years was conned by a team of grifters who stole her money and abandoned her in a squalid shack in Maine.

Sante Kimes, a con artist and murderer who teamed up with her son to kill at least two wealthy socialites in one of the most lurid true crime stories of the 1990's, died in prison this week.

Forget working from home for $55/hour online — America's newest scam is health insurance.

Adam Robinson is an Oxford-educated chess master and co-founder of the Princeton Review. His ex-girlfriend is a "psychic to the stars." Who do you guess is suing whom, for cleverly stealing all the money?

Crazy Birther blogger Debbie Schlussel claims that the Fox News personality's "Freedom Alliance" war veteran charity is skimming from donations. Her number crunching checks out, but she is also generally full of shit, so who knows? Conservative infighting! [Media Matters]

Ivy League-educated attorney Marc Dreier pleaded guilty yesterday to scamming various investors out of "at least" $400 million. Then he left court and returned to his $10 million condo. Being rich is nice!

We were admittedly underwhelmed upon hearing that lip sync princess Ashlee Simpson and her guyliner-sporting beau Pete Wentz were planning on tying the knot, but we are somewhat pleased to hear about all the trouble it's causing Papa Joe Simpson. Unsurprisingly, the engagement seems to be the result of Pete "doing…