Publisher's Synopsis
Three Card Monte... AKA Texas Twist or Find The Lady The Set Up: - Cardboard box on a busy street - The dealer shuffles 3 cards - The onlooker bets the position The Lure: - 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 game: 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 at: - 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.
