Zach Horwitz
Did Horwitz turn Hollywood into a $650 million illusion?
4.1 (23)
43 mins
Explore how Zach Horwitz used fake Netflix and HBO deals to convince investors he could generate massive returns from film distribution. Uncover how the scheme unraveled, exposing millions of dollars in losses and one of Hollywood’s most elaborate investment frauds.
Ep 1:
The Dream Factory Con Artist
Meet Zach Horwitz: an Indiana nobody who faked his way to Los Angeles with a fictitious billionaire job offer, chasing a Hollywood dream built entirely on lies.
Ep 2:
Building the $690 Million Illusion
How a failed actor turned close friends into a fraud network, forging Netflix and HBO contracts to funnel $690 million into a lifestyle of mansions, jets, and lies.
Ep 3:
Zach Avery's Double Life on Screen
Behind the flat performances and B-movie roles, Zach Avery gave an eerily convincing interview about authenticity—while secretly bleeding his friends' fortunes dry.
Ep 4:
The Fall of Zach Horwitz
The scheme collapses: an FBI raid, a shattered marriage, 250 ruined victims, and 20 years in prison for the man who gamed Hollywood's dream factory.
Discussions (5)
Richard
Level 6 · 3 weeks agoMallory was writing emails TO HERSELF from a fake billionaire and didn't even question it for months??
Stefan
Level 6 · 3 weeks agoZach tipped $2k at pizza but stole millions, the audacity
Penelope
Level 10 · 3 weeks agohe could act a little tho
