34 Facts About Cults, Schemes and Charismatic Conmen

34 Facts About Cults, Schemes and Charismatic Conmen

You know the feeling: You’re researching cults for an upcoming film project, and you stop to think, “Hmm, this sounds a lot like the intense clique I’m involved in.” 

That’s exactly how Michelle Pfeiffer came to the realization that she was literally in a cult and needed to get out, quick. It wasn’t her fault. Breatharianism sounds like a blast! You’ll see what we're talking about below...

CRACKED GIOVANNI DI STEFANO WAS THE (FAKE) LAWYER TO THE (EVIL) STARS. Не presented himself as a lawyer to the likes of Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milošević, earning himself the nickname the Devil's Advocate before it was revealed that he had zero legal credentials in addition to scruples.

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CRACKED MARK HOFMANN PITTED AN ENTIRE RELIGION AGAINST ITSELF. Не sold forged documents proving their mythology to the Mormon church, and when they stopped paying, he started selling to a splinter sect instead. Не eventually just started killing people to create a diversion from his scams, which, well... you can't say it didn't work.

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CRACKED ANTI-SCAMMERS A group of people who like to play tricks on scammers managed to get a Nigerian scammer to write out, by hand, the entire 293-page Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets book in the (false) hope of eventually getting money from the group.

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CRACKED VICTOR LUSTIG Victor Lustig, nicknamed The Count, tricked a scrap-metal dealer into buying the Eiffel Tower. Не also sold a lot of money boxes to people who thought it could make perfect copies of $100 bills.

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SHADY TIES JOHN KERRY AND JEFFREY EPSTEIN 2004's Democratic Presidential nominee and current Presidential Envoy for Climate, Kerry was found in Epstein's private phone book and flight logs. CRACKED

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CRACKED SHADY TIES MICHELLE PFEIFFER AND THE BREATHARIANS The group claims to get all their nourishment from the sun. They were very controlling, Pfeiffer said. I had to pay for all the time I was there, so it was financially draining. When researching cults for a film, she realized she was in one, and left.

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Patricia and David Arquette CRACKED.COM The Arquettes grew up in a Vermont commune co-founded by their parents, called Skymont Subud. It was a utopian society that somehow didn't include electricity, running water, or really any modern bathroom technology whatsoever.

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Jaden and Willow Smith GRACKED COM In 2014, the Smiths ... along with some other influencer types --started a group called The Orgonite Society, or A Secret Society Of Individuals Who Create And Place Orgonite To Balance Gaia's Energies. Besides playing with rocks, the group also dabbles in the teachings of the The Sex Guru, that horny li'l freak from Wild, Wild, Country.

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Andrew Keegan Andrew Keegan, on the other hand, absolutely has his own cult, with its own California temple and every- thing. Their beliefs are vague, rely- ing heavily on crystals and illegal kombucha, but what all the inner circle members can agree on is that Keegan has a knack for attracting and enlightening followers thank to his vortex of vibes, which is hippie for big dick energy. CRACKED NOW YOU KNOW

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