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

Andi Schmied pretended to be a billionaire to infiltrate NYC’s 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. 01:00 Why I Wanted Access to NYC’s Penthouses 04:31 Transforming Myself into a Billionaire 05:07 Touring Luxury Homes up to $85 Million 07:13 New York’s Housing Crisis 08:45 The ’Soulless’ High-Rise Apartments Watch more like this: How I Stole $ as a Teenager