The Confidence Game : : why we Fall for It... Every Time
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The grifter and the mark -- The put-up -- The play -- The rope -- The tale -- The convincer -- The breakdown -- The send and the touch -- The blow-off and the fix -- The (real) oldest profession.
Explores the psyches, motives, and methods of con artists to reveal why they are consistently successful, identifying common hallmarks of cons to share additional insights into the relationship between artists and victims.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Viking, 2016.
Year Published: 2016
Description: 340 pages ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780143109877
0525427414
SUBJECTS
Swindlers and swindling.
Fraud.
Criminal psychology.