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King of Sting

By: Justin Armsden, Bronwen Reid, Hamish Macdonald
Narrated by: Justin Armsden
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  • Summary

  • Peter Foster is a career conman who charmed his way into the lives of the rich and famous around the world. Justin Armsden is the reporter who's been on his tail for 25 years.

    In King Of Sting, the two play cat and mouse as Armsden retraces Foster's merciless series of stings, from Australia's glittery Gold Coast to London, Fiji and beyond. Armsden reveals how Foster swindled more than $100 million from hopeful victims while earning the trust of Muhammad Ali, British first lady Cherie Blair, and singer-songwriter Samantha Fox.

    With secretly recorded conversations and a private investigator on side, King of Sting exposes the enormous power Foster has built for himself, and his many unbelievable escapes from the law.

    Now, as Foster hatches his latest scam under a new alias, Armsden hopes to catch the fraudster in the act for the final time.

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  • Ep. 1: Just a Flawed Man?

    Ep. 1: Just a Flawed Man?
    Jun 20 2020

    You’d think after being caught on camera as a scammer and con artist, Peter Foster might have remorse - change his ways even. Instead, secretly recorded conversations reveal the lengths Foster will go to protect the millions of dollars he’s taken from his victims.
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    43 mins
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  • Ep. 2: I Am Your Worst Nightmare

    Ep. 2: I Am Your Worst Nightmare
    Jun 20 2020

    As a young, cheeky, Aussie upstart in the UK, Foster won the heart of the world’s most desired pin-up girl: Samantha Fox. What made her fall for Foster? Justin Armsden looks at Foster through the eyes of the women who’ve been his lovers and his enemies.
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    45 mins
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  • Ep. 3: A Voice You Don't Forget

    Ep. 3: A Voice You Don't Forget
    Jun 20 2020

    After serving jail time for money laundering offences, Foster announces he is ‘damaged goods’, swearing his fraudulent ways are over. Instead, he wants to find a soulmate and give his mother grandchildren. A nice story, but Armsden discovers there is one detail that Foster doesn’t cover for: his voice.
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    37 mins
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Fantastic

Very interesting and captivating. some people mentioned the music which nearly put me off. However the music is very appropriately place at the intro and end of chapters. There is some music in some parts but so soft it's hardly there. I am so recommending this.

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brilliant

couldn't stop listening, Peter Foster is an awful man & deserved harsher punishment. I highly recommend

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A Good Listen

I found this perfect to have on in the background without having to give it my full attention. Decent enough, but not sufficiently insightful or in-depth to be truly riveting.

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Captivating story and great narration

Absolutely fascinating depiction of a victim-full series of crimes. Great for a binge listen (and hard not to binge it actually!)

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Podcast was great but I learnt that I hated this man due the fact its about a conman who takes people's hard earned money, but on the up side Very well presented, clear and put together well.

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pretty compelling stuff and s blast from the past

very interesting and coherently told story of a well known con man who really should have been pinned down before now.

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Audacious Aussie Conman

Some interesting insights into the personality and family relationships of career criminal Peter Foster. Good quality audio.

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Enjoyable listen

What a scoundrel Peter Foster is The podcast is a great listen and I look forward to a final installment as Justin Armsden must surely be looking to write.

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Brilliant - a must read!

Listened to this as much as I could, when I could! Justin's perseverance has really highlighted what a rotten man Peter Foster is. Justin's determination to get the truth out shone through. I like the way Justin delivered his journey to bring Peter Foster to justice factually and credited those that helped him and took time to explain to him just how greedy and calculated Peter Foster was and still is, so you can make your own judgement of him.
Very interesting listen, especially as it brought memories back from when I was growing up and remembering the scandal here in England.
Loved hearing Esther Rantzen and her perspective.
I feel for Michelle, what was done to her, but admire the strength she has. It is a shame that Michelle was stopped from passing on what she did to lose weight as her story inspires, there would be no shame.

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cracker !

great storytelling unbelievable story. powerful insight into a thoroughly despicable character happy to rob the vulnerable with no remorse.

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