Michael Shermer Learns the Art of Con Games Part 2

The art of the con is as old as civilization, employing the skills of deception, misdirection, and the psychology of human greed and the desire to get something for nothing. In this episode Shermer employs a professional con artist to teach him the fine art of conning people.

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• Shermer
• Con
• Congames
• Conartists

[TrickyNick79]

That is something con artists say to justify their actions. You CAN con an honest man.

Con artists are not some sort of roaming judiciary handing out punishments to those they feel deserve it. They want the cash, regardless of whose it is.

[jrk987]

Hold on there's a HUGE red flag here:

"I'm going to put it in this envelope here"

Where the fuck did the envelope come from?

Who carries an envelope in their pocket???

[mzmadmike]

@slcanavan1 You run.

[yimpka2]

Anyone ever want to hear about a REAL badman applying his trade....

I'm the real deal.

[slcanavan1]

i just have one question tho... what if the person opens the envelope and looks inside that they are fake?

[slcanavan1]

@jrk987 Just as Fay Faron says in the beginning of the video. A con is like an ambush it happens quickly and before the victim has a chance to think or catch on to the scheme. The vicitim in this video was distracted by the money that he wasnt thinking "hey wait, why is that guy just carrying around an envelope?" because he was to focused and worried about the money he was holding.

[hofifut]

Actually, the "con" guys wouldn't have gotten very far. There was a Blockbuster card. They're bankrupt now. :)

[beesonit]

I got conned like this before. By a guy named Sawyer. (James Ford)

[HRodriguez93]

@GrudgyDiablo you just talked shit on jews and you call him a racist

[lepermessiahify]

he has long hair i wouldn't trust him

[JoshuaZelinsky]

@jrk987 Yeah, despite that there's a huge red flag, the con works pretty well. Once someone is roped in. When one is looking for details that don't fit together, hindsight bias and the illusion of transparency make them stand out a lot more then when it is actively happening to you.

[Hurlanator]

I've seen con artists in Sydney scabbing money by saying that they came to Sydney looking for work but it didn't work out and now they are on the street and the only reason they came is to help with medical bills most people might buy that these people are very, very manipulative and once they get your attention they have you.

Two problems with scenario for the guy I saw Centrelink gives out money and housing and there is Free universal healthcare

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