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The shill then feigns a call with a friend who they claim is a coin collector, but after the call their tone changes from bemusement at the apparent gall of the con artist to a more serious one; when the con artist returns, the shill immediately asks if they can give the con artist some of the money now and return later with the full amount.
Melvin Weinberg (December 4, 1924 – May 30, 2018) was an American con artist, charlatan and federal government informant who is known for his involvement in a sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s known as Abscam.
John Ackah Blay-Miezah (born John Kolorah Blay, 1941–1992) was a Ghanaian con artist. He was a pioneer of advance-fee fraud. He claimed to be worth $47 billion. From the 1960s to 1980s, he is said to have swindled over $200m from victims in North America, Europe, and Asia. He was named "the Ultimate Con Man" by 60 Minutes. [1] [2] [3]
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Lancaster presented at skeptic conferences including The Amazing Meeting (TAM) in 2006, [12] 2007, 2008 [13] and 2009. He has been interviewed on The Paul Harris Show, [8] Penn Radio, [4] The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe, [14] Beyond Reality Radio [15] and The Paracast. [9] Lancaster with James Randi receiving the Citizen Skeptic Award, July ...
The male ego is a delicate thing. And when that ego finds its way into the upper ranks of a large company, it is uniquely vulnerable to the right sales pitch.
Ignatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Hungarian: Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, German: Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch; 4 April 1879 – 6 October 1943) was a Hungarian-born adventurer and convicted con artist. Born in Hungary of Jewish descent, he spent much of his life traveling the world engaging in various confidence scams.
An immigrant from Ghana who was involved in a romance scam that targeted elderly and recently bereaved people was sentenced Wednesday to 6½ years in prison.