Michael Shermer Learns the Art of Con Games Part 2
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Uploaded by MichaelShermer on Jul 23, 2007
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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@slynkdnb I agree. In cases like this, you follow the Zeddemore Code. If someone asks you if a wallet is yours, you say YES.
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@TrickyNick79 You actually cant cheat an honest man because if it's illegal they wont wanna do it because he is honest! Of course if he doesn't have an idea that it's illegal then he maybe can be conned.
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@slcanavan1 You run.
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Anyone ever want to hear about a REAL badman applying his trade....
I'm the real deal.
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i just have one question tho... what if the person opens the envelope and looks inside that they are fake?
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@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.
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Actually, the "con" guys wouldn't have gotten very far. There was a Blockbuster card. They're bankrupt now. :)
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I got conned like this before. By a guy named Sawyer. (James Ford)
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@GrudgyDiablo you just talked shit on jews and you call him a racist
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he has long hair i wouldn't trust him
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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.
TrickyNick79 2 years ago 32
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???
jrk987 1 year ago 27