description: Three Card Monte... AKA Texas Twist or Find The Lady The Set Cardboard box on a busy street- The dealer shuffles 3 cards- The onlooker bets the position The Someone (the shill) always seems to be winning- The lookout signals the approach of cops- The roper seeks out marks- The muscle man takes care of complainers The Sting- The mark is persuaded to join the he never wins From the charming and seductive hustler to the cyberhack who can truly vanish without a trace, The Con Artists Handbook exposes all the tricks of the trade with a revealing look Why the mark never sings- Anatomy of 29 scams from classics like the Pigeon Drop to the Information Age cons like credit card cloning- Scammer Hall of Fame with profiles of the most notorious and intriguing con men. The hand is quicker than the eye. Get wise to the con.
language: English
title: The Con Artist Handbook: The Secrets of Hustles and Scams
titlecomplete: The Con Artist Handbook: The Secrets of Hustles and Scams
genres: Nonfiction
ratings_count: 22
publisher: Eye Books