Saturday, April 25, 2015

Confidence trick

"Con man" 

A confidence trick (synonyms include confidence scheme, scam and stratagem) is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their confidence, used in the classical sense of trust. Confidence tricks exploit characteristics of the human psyche such as dishonestyhonestyvanitycompassioncredulityirresponsibilitynaïveté and greed.


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