Alternative spellingsNounPlural con artists con artist (plural con artists) Synonyms
AnagramsCategory: English nounsHidden category: Translation requests (Catalan)From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. A confidence trick or confidence game (also known as a bunko, con, flim flam, gaffle, grift, hustle, scam, scheme, swindle or bamboozle) is an attempt to defraud a person or group by gaining their confidence. The victim is known as the mark, the trickster is called a confidence man, con man, or con artist, and any accomplices are known as shills. Confidence men exploit human characteristics such as greed and dishonesty, and have victimized individuals from all walks of life. HistoryThe first known usage of the term "confidence man" in English was in 1849; it was used by American press during the United States trial of William Thompson. Thompson chatted with strangers until he asked if they had the confidence to lend him their watches, whereupon he would walk off with the watch; he was captured when a victim recognised him on the street. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License I'm writing a novel about a young thief and con artist, but i need a back story. What made her this way? Q. The one I was thinking of is that she is a rich girl, who lost everything and desperate to remain popular and keep her parents out of jail (they were running a Ponzi scheme to stay rich) she became a thief. (c) But I think that might be cliche and i want her story to be original. Any ideas or ad-ons'? Asked by kurly_ky - Sun Jul 26 11:11:12 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments I want to know about how to send a virus to the Internet con artist.? Q. You know those people who want to send you money orders, have you cash them and send them some of the money. Or the ones who what to put hundreds of millions into your bank account. I want to be able to reply to their offer and somehow send them an attachment or a link to a site that will give the computer they are on such a bad virus that it will stop their computer from working. Is that possible? Asked by Eric C - Mon Feb 12 02:18:27 2007 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I believe what you are trying to do is illegal, but I feel that you should have the right to do it anyway. Wish I could help. Answered by Mr. Know it all - Mon Feb 12 02:38:17 2007 I want to buy some fake money. Dont worry I am not a con artist, i work as a magician?
Q. But i do alot of tricks with money and i usually set fire to them which means i end up losing money but its worth the effect. But i want fake money which feels real so its not papery like photo copies. Any ideas? Asked by magic conor - Thu Dec 21 13:48:02 2006 - - 10 Answers - 0 Comments A. Try photocopies of original notes. Just dont get caught carrying them around or you will end up trying to cast a spell on your local bobby. Answered by breedgemh_101 - Thu Dec 21 13:53:14 2006 From Yahoo Answer Search: "con artist"  news.google.com Kingwood News The big question is - how do you tell the difference between a US Census worker and a con artist ? BBB offers the following advice: ** If a US Census worker ... and more » news.google.com The Gazette (Montreal) Joey Davis, whose life has been consumed for the past eight weeks with getting answers and working with other alleged victims of disgraced money manager ... and more » news.google.com Canada.com and an attractive new employee named Cindy (Mila Kunis) who is a con artist . What: An untamed comedy from Mike Judge, whose Office Space set the standard ... From Google News Search: "con artist"  pinkcowstudio.com 73px x 72px | 3.50kB [source page] s bus stop jpg 01 Apr 2003 09 14 4k s cocktails jpg 01 Apr 2003 09 14 3k s con artist jpg 01 Apr 2003 09 14 4k s dive in jpg 01 Apr 2003 09 14 5k  euphonix.com 425px x 425px | 19.20kB [source page] Artist Systems The MC Mix is designed to work with up to three additional MC Mix units and or an MC Control for complete audio mixing control with up to 36 faders From Yahoo Image Search: "con artist" |
