Life 5 shocking ways the Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync got swindled by the man who created them April 7, 2019Andrea Mandell, USA TODAYComments Off on 5 shocking ways the Backstreet Boys, ‘N Sync got swindled by the man who created them Lou Pearlman, who created the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, died in prison. The stars he swindled speak out in a new documentary, "The Boy Band Con."