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Using forgeries and bogus identities, Matthew B. Cox - one of the most ingenious con men in history - bilked America’s biggest banks out of millions. Despite numerous encounters with bank security, state and federal authorities, Cox narrowly, and quite luckily, avoided capture for years. Eventually, he topped the U.S. Secret Service’s most wanted list, and led the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and the Secret Service on a three-year-chase, while jet-setting around the world with his attractive female accomplices.

Cox has been declared “one of the most prolific mortgage fraud con artists of all time”, by CNBC’s American Greed. Bloomberg Businessweek called him “the mortgage industry’s worst nightmare”, while Dateline NBC described Cox as “a gifted forger and silver tongued liar”. Playboy magazine proclaimed, “His scam was real estate fraud, and he was the best”.

Shark in the Housing Pool is Cox’s exhilarating, first-person account, of his stranger-than-fiction story.

©2020 Matthew B. Cox (P)2020 Matthew B. Cox True Crime Crime Banking Mortgage
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Matthew cox is a legend. The way he handled adversity is nothing short of inspiring

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Really Enjoyed this book, funny and really well written.

I hope Matt has more books on the way maybe his stories from Coleman penitentiary.

Great Book

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Of course what he did was wrong, however in the end he was just a clever man that was outsmarting everyone. The way he was thinking was unlike everyone, he wasn’t taking no for an answer. Unfortunately, as always when you feel too comfortable in what you are doing you start making mistakes and that costs him some holidays behind bars. If he only decide to stay alone and not commit into relationships, who knows. Maybe that book will never show up as he could be uncatchable.

Interesting story and the way of life.

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A real insight, fascinating to get a glimpse into the dodgy behind the scenes world of fraud!

Loved it

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I originally discovered Matt Cox through his podcast and was curious to learn more about his story, so I picked up this audiobook. It did not disappoint. The book provides a really engaging background into his life and the events that shaped his journey.

If you’ve heard Matt speak before, this audiobook adds a lot of depth and context to what you may already know.

Overall, it’s a great listen and I’d definitely recommend it to anyone interested in Matt Cox’s story or real-life crime stories told from the inside.

Title: Fascinating background and a great listen

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