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  2. Con (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    Con is a television series on Comedy Central in which con artist Skyler Stone revealed the secrets of his profession by performing confidence tricks, scams, and hoaxes of various degrees of complexity on camera. These could range from simply claiming that an order for food was botched, to claiming to be a certain profession, which required ...

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    Throughout this list, the perpetrator of the confidence trick is called the "con artist" or simply "artist", and the intended victim is the "mark". Particular scams are mainly directed toward elderly people, as they may be gullible and sometimes inexperienced or insecure, especially when the scam involves modern technology such as computers and ...

  4. List of con artists - Wikipedia

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    George C. Parker (1860–1936): American con man who sold New York City monuments to tourists, including the Brooklyn Bridge, which he sold twice a week for years. The saying "I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge" originated from this con. [13] Charles Ponzi (1882–1949): Italian swindler and con artist; "Ponzi scheme" is a type of fraud named ...

  5. Confidence tricks in film and television - Wikipedia

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    Monk (2002–2009) – created by Andy Breckman; the show has several episodes that involve con tricks. One episode, "Mr. Monk Is Up All Night," features a rather unusual example of the paranoia scam. Confidence (2003) – directed by James Foley; a group of con artists attempt to rip off a corrupt bank president.

  6. A psychologist explains the top factor con artists use to ...

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    Con artists, as predators, love to pounce on these opportunities of emotional vulnerability. During these periods, "we become a little bit uncomfortable because humans don't really like ...

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  8. Pigeon drop - Wikipedia

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    Shredded paper, which has been used as a decoy for cash in this scam [1]. The pigeon drop or Spanish handkerchief or Chilean handkerchief is a confidence trick in which a mark, or "pigeon", is persuaded to give up a sum of money in order to secure the rights to a larger sum of money, or more valuable object.

  9. Con artist millionaire couple allegedly scams $165K in welfare

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    Currently, the con artist duo is on the run, but a Minnesota county attorney predicts the Chisholms are soaking up the sun somewhere warm. 'This office is going to do every darn thing we can do to ...