Scam City

In New Orleans Conor becomes victim to culturally bespoke scams unique to this city. He starts by experiencing street level scammers …the small fry that feed off the Mardi Gras Street Carnival.

Conor Woodman discovers the paradox that is Mexico City. From the moment he takes a taxi from the airport he is on a mission to find out about the kidnapping scam of the city’s taxis.

Conor Woodman immerses himself in the Big Apple and find outs that Zero Tolerance hasn’t swept tourist scams from the streets. He’s taken for a ride by unlicensed pedi-cab touts in Central Park, discovers where pickpockets ply their trade now they’ve been shifted from Time Square, and falls into a huge and dangerous counterfeit perfume scam.

Conor Woodman discovers the holy city of Jerusalem, where scam artists have been perfecting their craft for thousands of years. From fake holy men at the Western Wall, to pickpockets on the Mount of Olives, Conor uncovers the dark truth about the sacred sites of the holy city. In the city’s souvenir markets and upscale antiquities shops, artifacts from Jesus’ time are being sold to tourists eager to bring home a piece of the holy land. Fakes abound, and unscrupulous shop owners will say anything to make a sale. It’s ‘buyer beware’ in the holy city - where being a believer can be a pricey affair.

In Mumbai Conor Woodman experiences the mother of all taxi scams minutes after his arrival from the airport. After a gruelling experience at the hands of a relentless scamster claiming to be a travel agent, Conor is then approached by a woman who says she can make him a Bollywood star.

As daylight fades, the scammers emerge from the shadows readying themselves for a nights work in one of Europe's most popular tourist destinations, Amsterdam. Conor meets the city's hustlers, pickpockets, fake police and ATM skimming gangs.

Conor Woodman goes undercover in his home town of London to discover a whole new side to the city. After getting his phone snatched, using tracking software Conor goes in pursuit of the culprits to retrieve his property.

Hong Kong, a place where nothing is what it seems and Conor’s journey takes him from the heart of Hong Kong island to the border with Mainland China. Conor goes shopping for antiques and is sold an expensive jug from the Ming dynasty, only to find out that it wasn’t exactly what he thought it was.

Conor Woodman searches for a deadly zombie drug that renders its victims helpless as he explores the underside of Colombia's largest city.

Paris will never seem the same after Conor Woodman takes you into the world of pick-up artists, French paintings (by the Chinese), pick-pockets and slight-of-hand scams