People convicted of fraud

Lionel Andrés "Leo" Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for and captains both the Major League Soccer club Inter Miami and the Argentina national team. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in history, Messi has set numerous records for individual accolades won throughout his professional footballing career, including eight Ballon d'Ors, six European Golden Shoes, and eight times being named the world's best player by FIFA. In 2025, he was named the All Time Men's World Best Player by the IFFHS.

Spanish operatic soprano (1933–2018)

German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur

Italian businessman and con artist (1882–1949)

Russian-born German fraudster (born 1991)

Dutch painter and art forger (1889-1947)

German serial killer (1879–1925)

Finnish musician

Azerbaijani activist

French trader

Czech soccer player

Italian entrepreneur and fraudster (1938-2022)

Italian banker (1920–1986)

Portuguese fraudster (1896–1955)

Indian stockbroker (1953–2001)

former chief assistant for the Indian mystic Rajneesh

Norwegian businessman

Azerbaijani writer

Ignacio Allende Fernández (born 1969), better known as Torbe, is a Spanish actor, director, producer, and businessman in the online porn industry.

Ghanaian-born British trader who was convicted of fraud

Pakistani banker (1922–1995)

Russian footballer

Spanish association football player

Bangladeshi journalist

Slovenian serial killer (1948–2006)

Bosnian Serb pop-folk and pop singer

Russian fraudster

South Korean rapper and record producer

German serial killer (1859–1905)

counterfeiter (1961–2017)

Chinese fraudster

Norwegian businessman

Canadian mercenary

English interpreter

Swedish industrialist (1884-1973)

South Korean member of the Unification Church

Italian fraudster