The motto "fake it till you make it" is taking a serious blow of late. As tales of con artists proliferate, the advice to feign greatness just doesn\'t seem sustainable. Grifters in business, the arts, literature, real estate, and wellness are being exposed at alarming rates; they\'re paying fines and facing prison time or already in custody, which really takes the shine off imitation awesome.

The New Yorker in June declared this the grifter season. "The wind changed, the pressure dropped, and the scent of scamming was suddenly everywhere in the air," writes Jia Tolentino. And it wasn\'t a pleasant smell - not sweet like the smell of rain, but sour, like turned milk.

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