Serial Swindlers: Loizos Michaels
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Calling himself 'the Phantom,' Michaels is a brazen, deluded swindler. His deceptions began when courting his wife, falsely claiming he was a millionaire's heir. That fortune never materialized, nor did the many fake investments he convinced his high-profile victims to buy into, leaving a trail of elaborate lies.
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