A new six-part HBO crime series titled McMillions follows Florida-based FBI officer Doug Matthews as he investigates a now-notorious case of fraud involving the McDonald’s Monopoly game.

Starting in 2001, the documentary shows Matthews working to make sense of a series of loosely connected clues, starting with a tapped phone call referring to a mysterious “Uncle Jerry”.

Eventually, Matthews finds himself in pursuit of rogue ex-police officer, Jerry Jacobson, who had been scamming the fast-food chain via a series of false addresses, smuggled tickets and mob connections.

The twice-a-year McDonald’s promotion promised anything from a free burger to a million dollars for the customer who found the lucky game piece when they peeled the sticker from their wrapper or drink container.

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Jacobson was in charge of delivering the most lucrative game pieces fo McDonald’s packaging plants. However, he spent most of the Nineties keeping the pieces and selling them to a network of friends and distant relatives. In total, he managed to swindle over $24m (£18m) in illegal winnings.

Though it is widely considered as the largest case of fraud in US history, the scam was relatively unreported as it happened only days before 9/11.