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Amy Bock (1859–1943): Tasmanian-born New Zealand con artist who committed numerous petty scams and frauds, and in 1909 impersonated a man in order to marry a wealthy woman. Eduardo de Valfierno (1850–1931): Argentine con man who posed as a marqués and allegedly masterminded the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.
The con artist pretends to accidentally drop his wallet in a public place. After an unsuspecting victim picks up the wallet and offers it to the con artist, the scam begins. The artist accuses the victim of stealing money from the wallet and threatens to call the police, scaring the victim into returning the allegedly stolen money.
Anna Sorokin ( Russian: Анна Сорокина; born January 23, 1991), also known as Anna Delvey, is a con artist and fraudster who posed as a wealthy heiress to access upper-class New York social and art scenes from 2013 to 2017. Born to working-class parents in the Soviet Union (now Russia ), Sorokin emigrated from Russia to Germany with ...
How does the scam work? According to the police, here's how the scam works: "They will drive through neighborhoods looking for targets and inform the homeowner that they are doing work in the area ...
Troopers have come across the scam artists three times between Wednesday, Oct. 4 and Monday, Oct. 9. Twice at on the ramp from Road 100 to Interstate 82 and once on the off-ramp from Interstate 82 ...
A scam, or a confidence trick, is an attempt to defraud a person or group after first gaining their trust. Confidence tricks exploit victims using a combination of the victim's credulity, naïveté, compassion, vanity, confidence, irresponsibility, and greed. Researchers have defined confidence tricks as "a distinctive species of fraudulent ...
Here are five cashier’s check scams to avoid: Mystery shopper scam. Craigslist scam. Work-from-home scam. Property rental scam. Foreign lottery scam. 1. Mystery Shopper Scams. Mystery shoppers ...
Victor Lustig ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɪktoːɐ̯ ˈlʊstɪç]; January 4, 1890 – March 11, 1947) [1] [2] was a highly skilled con artist from Austria-Hungary, who undertook a criminal career that involved conducting scams across Europe and the United States during the early 20th century. Lustig is widely regarded as one of the most ...