What I Saw as a Fake Billionaire, Fakes, Frauds and Scammers

Andi Schmied pretended to be a billionaire to infiltrate NYCs most exclusive and expensive homes, which only cater to the unbelievably wealthy and privileged. Touring homes up to 85 million, she wanted to see and photograph how the 1 of the 1 lives in one of the most iconic and expensive cities in the world. To do so, she had to transform herself from an artist into a convincing billionaire almost overnight. But while snapping 25 penthouses she discovered a world of high rise apartments sitting empty in a city facing a housing crisis. Check out the VICE World News playlist for global reporting you won t find elsewhere: Watch more like this: How I Stole as a Teenager How We Staged a UFO Hoax My Wife Hired a Hitman So I Faked My Death