Serial Australian con woman Samantha Azzopardi used more than 75 false identities in a globe-crossing career of deception that began when she was just 14.
75 aliases, three continents, one woman. This is her story - all of them.
In this compelling 4x60 limited documentary series, we explore the many lies & lives of serial conwoman Samantha Azzopardi. For the first time, Samantha's victims speak out about the trauma shehas ignited during her decades of deception.In 2011, Russian gymnast Emily Sciberras tells her new best friend that her entire family has beenkilled in a murder-suicide, including her 15-year-old twin sister.In 2013, a distressed teenage girl with no name is found on the streets of Dublin after escaping ahuman trafficking ring. She is so traumatised she cannot speak.In 2014, 14-year-old Aurora Hepburn stumbles into a clinic in Canada, after fleeing a cult.What do these women and their terrifying stories have in common?They are all fake identities, convincingly created by one Australian woman - Samantha Azzopardi - aserial con-artist who has amassed more than 75 aliases and repeatedly deceived her victims andauthorities around the globe. Yet she is not in it for the money. So why?From the outside, Samantha Azzopardi is the picture of innocence: pretty, slim, blonde hair, softfeatures, unassuming. She is, by most accounts, a "lovely girl", the kind of person you'd automaticallytrust. The kind of girl you would invite into your home to look after your children... and that would beyour first big mistake.Behind her baby face is a sophisticated con artist. She uses her warmth and charisma to gain people'sconfidence, then shreds that trust with increasingly brazen acts of deception.Samantha does not fit the usual profile of a con artist. Samantha is female, 34 years old and hermotives are a mystery. She doesn't physically hurt anyone and barely steals from them. She does notcon for financial gain. Although, as this series reveals, the emotional and psychological toll she takeson the lives of her victims is often devastating.Samantha is a compelling enigma. A unique case. This is a psychological mystery that looks deepinside the methods and motivations of a very unusual young woman and her lifetime of lying.In this gripping series, crossing three continents and built around the world exclusive eyewitnessaccounts of Samantha's victims, viewers are taken on an intriguing quest to find out - who is the realSamantha Azzopardi? And why does she do this?
