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Real Names of Con Artists
280 con artists and their real names, each with a cited source.
- A. C. ProbertArthur Clarence Probert
- Ada WongAda Wong is a character in Resident Evil
- Adam ForepaughAdam John Forbach
- Adam KidanAdam Ronald Kidan
- Adolf EichmannOtto Adolf Eichmann
- AlecAlexander Wilson
- Alex MashinskyAlexander Mashinsky
- Allen StanfordRobert Allen Stanford
- Allison MackAllison Mack
- Andrew FastowAndrew Stuart Fastow
- Anna AyalaAnna Dalia Ayala
- Anna DelveyAnna Sorokin
- Anna Eva FayAnna Eva Fay Pingree
- Anthony GignacJosé Moreno
- Arthur A. GoldbergArthur Abba Goldberg
- Arthur NadelArthur Geoffrey Nadel
- Arthur WorthingtonSamuel Oakley Crawford
- Astafy DolgopolovAstafy Trifonovich Dolgopolov
- Barry GeorgeBarry Michael George
- Barry MinkowBarry Jay Minkow
- Belay D. ReddickBelay Dwight Reddick
- Bernie MadoffBernard Lawrence Madoff
- Bill HwangSung Kook Hwang
- Billy CannonBilly Abb Cannon Sr.
- Billy McFarlandWilliam Zervakos McFarland
- Brett DiBiaseBrett DiBiase
- Bu Yung KimBrian Kim
- C. C. JulianCourtney Chauncey Julian
- Cassie ChadwickCassie L. Chadwick
- Charles SobhrajHotchand Bhawnani Gurmukh Sobhraj
- Charlie JaviceCharlie H. Javice
- Charlotte BachKaroly Hajdu
- Chief Buffalo Child Long LanceSylvester Clark Long
- Christian GerhartsreiterChristian Karl Gerhartsreiter
- Christopher DuntschChristopher Daniel Duntsch
- Chung Ling SooWilliam Ellsworth Robinson
- Clare BronfmanClare Webb Bronfman
- Clarence KingClarence Rivers King
- Clyde AustinClyde Edward Austin
- Countess of DerwentwaterAmelia Matilda Mary Tudor Radclyffe
- Craig CartonCraig Harris Carton
- Danny PorushDaniel Mark Porush
- Darren Dee O'NeallDarren Dee O'Neall
- Davenport brothersIra Erastus Davenport
- David B. McCallDavid B. McCall Jr.
- David BannonDavid Wayne Dilley
- David BergsteinDavid Rafael Bergstein
- David G. FriehlingDavid G. Friehling
- David PackouzDavid Mordechai Packouz
- Dennis KozlowskiLeo Dennis Kozlowski
- Dennis LevineDennis B. Levine
- Dennis WalkerDennis Lyle Walker
- Devil BillWilliam Rockefeller Sr.
- Doris PayneDoris Marie Payne
- Dorothea PuenteDorothea Helen Puente
- Douglas Berneville-ClayeDouglas Webster St Aubyn Berneville-Claye
- Douglas HodgeDouglas M. Hodge
- Douglas StringfellowDouglas R. Stringfellow
- E. J. DawneEdward J. Dawne
- E. T. BarnetteElbridge Truman Barnette
- E. Virgil NealEwing Virgil Neal
- Earl BrianEarl Winfrey Brian Jr.
- Edgar HaynesEdgar Allan Poe Haynes
- Edward and Elaine BrownEdward Lewis Brown
- Edward MezvinskyEdward Maurice Mezvinsky
- Efraim DiveroliEfraim Diveroli
- El Cuentero de MuisneDante Reyes
- Eliza SheffieldEliza Dinah Sheffield
- Elizabeth HolmesElizabeth Anne Holmes
- Emmett TillEmmett Louis Till
- Enric MarcoEnric Marco Batlle
- Eric BeishlineEric John Beishline
- Eric C. ConnEric Christopher Conn
- Ernest Garcia IIErnest García II
- Esther ReedEsther Elizabeth Reed
- Eugenie PaleologueEugenie Wickham
- Farid FataFarid Tanios Fata
- Felix SaterFelix Mikhailovich Sheferovsky
- Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos Sr.
- Ferdinand Waldo DemaraFerdinand Waldo Demara Jr.
- Francis ZarroFrancis A. Zarro Jr.
- Frank AbagnaleFrank William Abagnale Jr.
- Frank HopkinsFrank T. Hopkins
- Fred R. ZellerFred Richard Zeller
- Frits HolmFrits Vilhelm Holm
- Gary A. TanakaGary A. Tanaka
- Gary LefkowitzGary Wayne Lefkowitz
- Gemma Barker caseGemma Barker
- George AppoGeorge Washington Appo
- George SantosGeorge Anthony Devolder Santos
- Gilbert LopezGilbert T. Lopez Jr.
- Gina MarksGina Marie Marks
- Gregory J. BlotnickGregory Joshua Blotnick
- H. H. HolmesHerman Webster Mudgett
- Hassan NemazeeHassan Nemazee
- Helga de la BracheAurora Florentina Magnusson
- Henry WirzHartmann Heinrich Wirz
- Hjelmar von DannevilleDr. Hjelmar von Danneville
- Honoré JacksonWilliam Henry Jackson
- Howard C. HopsonHoward Colwell Hopson
- Hugo SchenkHugo Ignatz Rudolf Schenk
- immortal babyJames Bernard Schafer
- Inigo PhilbrickInigo August Philbrick
- investigationsAnthony Elgindy
- Irvin KaplanIrvin Deutser Kaplan
- Irwin SchiffIrwin Allen Schiff
- Isaac ToussieIsaac Robert Toussie
- Ivan BoeskyIvan Frederick Boesky
- J. Frank DaltonJohn Frank Dalton
- Jack BurkmanJohn Macauley Burkman Jr.
- Jacob WohlJacob Alexander Wohl
- Jake FilesJake C. Files
- James GalanteJames Galante
- James HydrickJames Alan Hydrick
- James NicholsonJames Michael Nicholson
- James P. ScoblickJames Paul Scoblick
- James ReavisJames Addison Reavis
- Jane BuckinghamJane Ruth Buckingham
- Jayant PatelJayant Mukundray Patel
- Jean de Saint CyrJean Harold
- Jeff GrantJeffrey D. Grant
- Jeffrey GraysonJeffrey Lloyd Grayson
- Jeffrey SkillingJeffrey Keith Skilling
- Jeremy DewitteJeremy Charles Dewitte
- Jesse MacbethJesse Adam Al-Zaid
- Jesse MarcelJesse Antoine Marcel Sr.
- Jho LowTaek Jho Low
- Jim BakkerJames Orsen Bakker
- Jim the PenmanEmanuel Ninger
- John A. GottiJohn Angelo Gotti
- John C. BealeJohn Charles Beale
- John DraperJohn Thomas Draper
- John Duval GluckJohn Duval Gluck Jr.
- John HaighJohn George Haigh
- John KoenigJohn Edward Koenig
- John McNamaraJohn M. McNamara
- John Nichols ThomJohn Nichols Tom
- John RigasJohn James Rigas
- John RuffoJohn Ruffo
- John SpanoJohn Angelo Spano Jr.
- Jon WoodsJonathan Earl Woods
- Joseph H. Diss DebarJoseph Hubert Diss Debar
- Judy BuenoanoAnna Lou Welty
- Justin WayneJustin Morgan Wayne
- Katie HallKatie Beatrice Hall
- Kaye GibbonsKaye Gibbons
- Kenneth I. StarrKenneth Ira Starr
- Kevin MitnickKevin David Mitnick
- Kevin PoulsenKevin Lee Poulsen
- Kid CanfieldGeorge Washington Bonner
- L. Ron HubbardLafayette Ronald Hubbard
- Leander TomarkinLeander William Tomarkin
- Leland YeeLeland Yin Yee
- Leona HelmsleyLena Mindy Rosenthal
- Lobsang RampaLobsang Rampa was the pen name of Cyril Henry Hoskin
- LordDarnley Beaufort
- Lord Gordon GordonLord Gordon-Gordon
- Lori LoughlinLori Anne Loughlin
- Lou PearlmanLouis Jay Pearlman
- Lucian KozminskiLucian Ludwig Kozminski
- Lyndon LaRoucheLyndon Hermyle LaRouche Jr.
- M. E. Clifton JamesMeyrick Edward Clifton James
- Marc DreierMarc Stuart Dreier
- Marcelo VIPsMarcelo Nascimento da Rocha
- Marco BragadinoMarco Bragadino or Marco Bragadini
- Marcus SchrenkerMarcus Schrenker
- Mark HofmannMark William Hofmann
- Mark WhitacreMark Edward Whitacre
- Martha StewartMartha Helen Stewart
- Martin A. ArmstrongMartin Arthur Armstrong
- Martin GuruleMartin Edward Gurule
- Marty NortonMartin William Norton
- Mary ButterworthMary Peck Butterworth
- Mary CarletonMary Moders
- Mathew MartomaMathew Martoma
- Matthew CoxMatthew Bevan Cox
- McCrae DowlessLeslie McCrae Dowless Jr.
- Mel WeinbergMelvin Weinberg
- Micah NealMicah Scott Neal
- Michael M. SearsMichael M. Sears
- Michael SkupinMichael David Skupin
- Michael SwangoJames Michael Swango
- Micheál Mac LiammóirAlfred Lee Willmore
- MickeyMichael I. Monus
- Mike WingMichael “Mike” James Wing
- Mime MisuMișu Rosescu
- Mina CrandonMina 'Margery' Crandon
- Nabu, watch over my heirNebuchadnezzar III
- Nate HolzapfelNathanael Reid Holzapfel
- Neville HeathNeville George Clevely Heath
- Nevin ShapiroNevin Karey Shapiro
- NickNicholas Dozenberg
- Norman HsuNorman Yung Yuen Hsu
- Norman T. WhitakerNorman Tweed Whitaker
- Oba ChandlerOba Chandler Jr.
- OrionJames Hughes Bell
- Orville HodgeOrville Enoch Hodge
- Oscar HartzellOscar Merril Hartzell
- Paul BilzerianPaul Alec Bilzerian
- Paul BookoutPaul Jerry Bookout
- Paul J. SheehyPaul Joseph Sheehy
- Percy ToplisFrancis Percy Toplis
- Peter FosterPeter Clarence Foster
- Phillip MusicaPhilip Mariano Fausto Musica
- Pierre L. O. A. KeelerPierre Louis Ormond Augustus Keeler
- PoyaisGregor MacGregor
- Raj RajaratnamRajakumaran Rajaratnam
- Rajat GuptaRajat Kumar Gupta
- Ramón LasoRamón Laso Moreno
- Raymond Moulton O'BrienRaymond Moulton Seághan O'Brien
- Reinhold O. SchmidtReinhold Oscar Albert Schmidt
- RhodeyJames Rhodes
- Richard Allen MinskyRichard Allen Minsky
- Richard BoggsRichard Pryde Boggs
- Rick HeberRichard Franz Heber
- Rita CrundwellRita A. Crundwell
- Robert BalesRobert Bales
- Robert CourtneyRobert Ray Courtney
- Robert Hendy-FreegardRobert Freegard
- Robert VescoRobert Lee Vesco
- Robert WurzelbacherRobert M. Wurzelbacher Jr.
- Robin MooreRobert Lowell Moore Jr.
- Rodd RedwingWebb Richardson
- Roland ScahillRoland Scahill
- Ron RewaldRonald Rewald
- Ronald A. WeinbergRonald Andrew Weinberg
- Roscoe TannerLeonard Roscoe Tanner
- Rose and Ottilie SutroRose Sutro
- Roy HebronRoy Eugene Hebron
- Rumeal RobinsonRumeal James Robinson
- Russell ClineRussell Warren Brent Cline
- Russell ErxlebenRussell Erxleben
- Russell KingRussell Stephen King
- Russell WasendorfRussell Ralph Wasendorf Sr.
- Ryan LeafRyan David Leaf
- Saleem RasheedSaleem Abdul Rasheed
- Samuel D. WaksalSamuel D. Waksal
- Samuel Israel IIISamuel Israel III
- Samuel PandolfoSamuel Conner Pandolfo
- Sarah HoweSarah Emily Howe
- Sarma MelngailisSarma Melngailis
- Scott D. SullivanScott D. Sullivan is the former chief financial officer
- Scott Lee KimballScott Lee Kimball
- Scott TuckerScott Tucker
- Scott W. RothsteinScott W. Rothstein
- sellingWilliam McCloundy
- Sergei MavrodiSergei Panteleevich Mavrodi
- Sharmel IrisScharmel Iris
- Sholom RubashkinSholom Mordechai Rubashkin
- Sonya Golden HandSofia Ivanovna Blyuvshtein
- St. Louis EstesSt. Louis Albert Estes
- Stan PolleyStanley Herbert Polley
- Steve MaddenSteven Madden
- Steven HoffenbergSteven Jude Hoffenberg
- Steven Jay RussellSteven Jay Russell
- Stewart NozetteStewart David Nozette
- Sture BergwallSture Ragnar Bergwall
- Sunny BalwaniRamesh "Sunny" Balwani
- Terren PeizerTerren Scott Peizer
- The Voivode DespotIacob Heraclid
- Tichborne ClaimantArthur Orton
- Tim DonaghyTimothy Francis Donaghy
- Tony RezkoAntoin Rezko
- Treva ThroneberryTreva Joyce Throneberry
- Truman HuntTruman Knight Hunt
- Two-Gun CohenMoszek Abram Miączyn
- Velma BarfieldMargie Velma Barfield
- Wallace Fard MuhammadWallace Fard Muhammad or W. D. Fard
- Walter E. ScottWalter Edward Perry Scott
- Walter WilliamsWalter Washington Williams
- Wayne SimmonsWayne Shelby Simmons
- Wearside JackWearside Jack is the nickname given to John Samuel Humble
- Wilbur B. FoshayWilbur Burton Foshay
- William AramonyWilliam J. Aramony
- William FeatherstoneWilliam Featherstone or Fetherstone
- William J. McCorkleWilliam Joseph McCorkle
- Xian GazaChristian Albert Soriano Gaza
- Yellow KidJoseph Weil
- Yemelyan PugachevYemelyan Ivanovich Pugachev
- Zach AveryZachary Joseph Horwitz