22 Aug 2021

Ultimate scam lures elderly West Coast beekeeper

From Sunday Morning, 11:28 am on 22 August 2021

From Greymouth to São Paulo's slums, Roy Arbon's adventure ends in kidnap and imprisonment on foreign soil, leaving him facing life behind bars. Spurred on by the chance of making a quick buck, the West Coast beekeeper set out on a rags-to-riches ride that saw him lured around the world in a wild true crime tale. Arbon's story is told in a new documentary, The Scam, which is released today as part of the 2021 Loading Docs initiative. Director Ollie Dawe joins the show to look at this perplexing story. *The Scam will launch as part of the 2021 Loading Docs collection and will be available to stream via www.loadingdocs.net

West Coast beekeeper Roy Arbon

West Coast beekeeper Roy Arbon Photo: Supplied