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The Scam Artist is Present

2023/10/9
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Sarah Hagee和Sachi Cole: 本集讲述了Beltracchi夫妇长达数十年的艺术诈骗案，他们利用二战后艺术市场混乱的时机，伪造多位艺术家的作品，骗取了数百万美元。他们的诈骗案不仅需要精湛的艺术技巧和对艺术史的深入了解，更需要巧妙的策划和执行。最终，他们的诈骗行为被揭露，他们被捕入狱。然而，他们的故事也反映了艺术市场的复杂性和不透明性。 Wolfgang Beltracchi: 我认为自己不是罪犯，我没有伤害任何人，也没有偷窃或抢劫任何人。艺术市场本身就充满了腐败，我的行为只是反映了这个市场的现状。 Helena Beltracchi: 我仍然支持我的丈夫，真正的爱情就是接受彼此的一切。

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The episode begins with a discussion on counterfeit products and the difficulty in distinguishing between real and fake items, setting the stage for the story of Wolfgang and Helena Beltracchi.

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Wolfgang and Helene Beltracchi present themselves as eccentric, free-spirited art dealers. Most alluringly, they seem to have incredible access to a trove of rare paintings that were thought to be lost or destroyed during World War II. The couple travels the world and becomes extraordinarily wealthy selling paintings from their mysterious collection – until one wrong brushstroke calls their entire operation into question.

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