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Masterminds

Season 1 Episode 14: Fools Gold

A recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands of investors out of their life savings.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 The Anthon Forgeries

1. The Anthon Forgeries

Aired: Jul 16, 2003

Mark Hoffman is an expert at forging documents, and fooling the experts. His ...

Episode 2 The Dunbar Heist

2. The Dunbar Heist

Aired: Jul 16, 2003

Mark Hoffman fabricates more than 600 American historical documents.

Episode 4 The Riviera Job

4. The Riviera Job

Aired: Oct 6, 2003

No one believed that ANYONE would be able to penetrate the four-foot thick wa...

Episode 6 A Smuggler Supreme

6. A Smuggler Supreme

Aired: Nov 16, 2003

Profile of America's most successful robber Amil Dinsio, who made history in ...

Episode 7 The Forger's Art

7. The Forger's Art

Aired: Nov 23, 2003

Profile of Brian O'Dea, who used his job as a fisherman to import marijuana i...

Episode 9 The Perfect Score

9. The Perfect Score

Aired: Dec 14, 2003

In Chicago, 1986 all the safe deposit boxes at a bank are broken in to over a...

Episode 10 A Day at the Races

10. A Day at the Races

Aired: Dec 21, 2003

The criminals who won over $3million on horse racing by forging winning betti...

Episode 11 The Stopwatch Gang

11. The Stopwatch Gang

Aired: Jan 18, 2004

Fraternity brothers use computer trickery to scam the horse-racing world.

Episode 12 A Day at the Races

12. A Day at the Races

Aired: Feb 13, 2004

The criminals who won over $3million by forging winning horse racing tickets ...

Episode 13 A Gem of a Heist

13. A Gem of a Heist

Aired: Feb 19, 2004

How the FBI tracked down notorious robber Paddy Mitchell and his gang of thie...

Episode 14 Fools Gold

14. Fools Gold

Aired: Mar 5, 2004

A recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands ...

Episode 15 The Bandit Queen

15. The Bandit Queen

Aired: Mar 25, 2004

Florida police are baffled by a string of robberies in mansions with impenetr...

Episode 16 The Dinner Set Gang

16. The Dinner Set Gang

Aired: Apr 23, 2004

They were the craftiest cat burglars of the 20th Century. For years, Peter Sa...

Episode 17 Safe Landing

17. Safe Landing

Aired: Apr 16, 2004

An insight into the sophisticated gang of thieves, including a jeweller and a...

Episode 18 The Forger's Art

18. The Forger's Art

Aired: Apr 25, 2004

A profile of John Drewe, who was caught in 1997 for dealing in forged paintin...

Episode 19 The James Bond Gang

19. The James Bond Gang

Aired: May 5, 2004

A recreation of the Bre-X goldmine scam in Indonesia that swindled thousands ...

Episode 20 The Bandit Queen

20. The Bandit Queen

Aired: May 19, 2004

How Judy Amar baffled Florida police with a string of robberies in mansions t...

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Info about Masterminds

Seasons: 4

Current Status: Ended

Network: History

Genres:Crime, Documentary